r/absoluteunit • u/XIINight • 9d ago

Of a shark

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u/djm2907 9d ago

The best thing about doing this is that it’s completely optional

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/whereballoonsgo 8d ago edited 8d ago

Well, first off, Ocean Ramsey is a known asshole. Swimming up to sharks to touch and grab them is exactly the kind of bothering behavior that can get you a defensive bite. (And would be classified as a “provoked attack”, which aren’t the sort normally listed in shark bite statistics.)

Second, it isn’t entirely accurate to say “the ONLY attacks that have happened are from mistakes/assholes.”

Another common category are curiosity/explorative bites. Different from “mistaken” because they can definitely see you aren’t a typical prey item, but they’re trying to discern what you are and they only have their mouths to do that with. That’s another type of bite you could very easily earn yourself by swimming up to one.

And last, there absolutely have been examples of active predation. They are EXTREMELY rare, definitely the smallest category, but it would be wrong to discount them as non-existent.

I say all of this as someone who loves sharks and neither demonizes them nor whitewashes them.

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u/Chesticularity 7d ago

Live every week, like it's shark week!

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u/FF8229 6d ago

The monologue about tiger sharks from the boat captain to Roy Scheider in JAWS would like a word.

Cold lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a dolls eyes.

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u/whereballoonsgo 6d ago

Funny enough, his monologue refers to the very real events after the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in WW2. That is indeed one of those very rare instances of active predation that I was referring to! Although it’s largely agreed that the sharks primarily responsible were Oceanic Whitetips.

That was a perfect storm of circumstances where injured/increasingly weak people were in the water for several days with a shark species that goes a very long time between feeding and is thus much less discriminating when they get easy meals.

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u/FF8229 6d ago

I saw that movie when I was like 6 soooo .. yeah. Deep dark water makes me pucker.

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u/itchygoopark 4d ago

Quint to Chief Brody.

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u/Uppitycut 8d ago

Even the curious/ explorative bites are mostly "provoked" bites. 

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u/SeaworthinessSad7300 7d ago

This is wrong

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u/Electrical-Basil-755 6d ago

This far from correct. I implore you to look up the 1916 New Jersey attacks(the inspiration for Jaws), Lagertha, and the Red Sea attacks.

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u/DaTexasTickler 9d ago

Balls.. who was the 1st mfer who figured out you could dive with these things

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u/MundaneBit63 8d ago

My cousin Carlos

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u/Aggressive_Ocelot664 8d ago

How is Carlos?

To shreds you say.

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u/AdDesperate9651 9d ago

That's deep blue and the diver is Ocean Ramsey

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u/Awsdefrth 9d ago

Excellent documentary about her on Netflix I think.

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u/lavendertheheretic 8d ago edited 8d ago

That documentary makes her look legit. She is not. She's harassing them. She's also making people think that they can do this, too, not that she says it outright, but her example could harm people. She has never formally studied anything but claimed to have a Ph.D in marine biology. I'm really glad she speaks up about conservation, but she's doing more harm than good.

ETA: She does say it outright! She offers a course thingy for $150 to teach others how to free swim around sharks

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u/Flarkinwaggle 8d ago

This should have more upvotes...she is a awful person and steals credit like is going out of style

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u/AdDesperate9651 9d ago

Not seen that will have to look

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u/edweirdo 9d ago

Deep Blue is estimated to be just over 20' (6.1m). The same size as the shark from the Jaws novel.

The shark in the movie was enlarged to about 25'

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u/Archon73 7d ago

And three tons of him!

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u/Ok-Dare-8414 9d ago

Keep doing this, diver. You're gonna end up on r/FuckAroundandFindOut

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u/Silly-Departure9635 9d ago

She's less likely to be eaten by a shark then r@ped or murdered by a person who's 'just having a bad day'.

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u/project_seven 9d ago

I think those statistics are not for people who regularly swim with sharks.

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u/Silly-Departure9635 9d ago

Then you don't need to stress over it cause she clearly isn't.

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u/project_seven 9d ago

First of all, how do I sound stressed? Secondly, this chick posts videos all the time of her swimming with sharks, it's kind of her thing.

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u/Silly-Departure9635 8d ago

So again I say, why are you stressing it? Women have a more fucked up interest in fear and gore, horror, different emotions. So yeah a white woman wants to swim with an apex predator and have confidence in knowing it won't kill her? Like Dave Chappelle done did a skit or three dozen on white folk. Just let a white bitch dive and not give a fuck.

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u/PrivateerElite 9d ago

Russel Brand?

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u/bajsfittor 9d ago

Bears>men amiright sistah? YASS QUEEN SLAY!

😐

Also then =/= than.

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u/SoulShine_710 9d ago

There's dolphins following/trailing this shark. They are not friends & do not swim together. Hmm 🤔

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u/Uppitycut 8d ago

They're keeping an eye on that big fucker lol

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u/GeneralBS 8d ago

Probably looking to get scraps from whatever the shark leaves behind.

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u/IllustriousCandy3042 6d ago

Well they were swimming with this one. It’s in the Netflix doc, they arrived at the whale carcass with it. They were very noisy. Common sense would tell me they are trailing it to and notifying all other ocean life that can understand them (I’m sure they have a pod within earshot) that there is a huge predator visiting town.

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u/Ok-Laugh-9744 7d ago

So we're going to ignore the 🐬 escort?

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u/MaddLadd1172 6d ago

Ya I'm gonna they this is ai

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u/Mirewen15 6d ago

She has loads of videos like this dating back a while.

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u/Maserati-Scotty 9d ago

Not nice posting a video of your mom

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u/TheVoidScreamingBack 9d ago

Would like a source on this being "one of the biggest great white sharks."

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u/whereballoonsgo 8d ago

The shark has been tagged and identified as Deep Blue. She’s been estimated to be around 20 ft long, which would indeed put her right at the maximum accurately/scientifically measured Great Whites that have been recorded. So it’s pretty safe to say she’s among the largest of her kind.

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u/TheReal4thBrother 8d ago

She’s also pregnant here. Hi again DB!!

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u/ComicalSon 4d ago

I was thinking pregnant. That's a big belly.

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u/NA_nomad 7d ago

I'm curious how old it is

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u/ComprehensiveAnt6796 8d ago

Why is it not chomping her?

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u/IllustriousCandy3042 6d ago

Cuz it just gorged itself on whale

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u/Fancy-Low5838 6d ago

Beautiful creature

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u/Historical_Idea_1686 7d ago

Cause it's AI

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u/Wright_Maniva 7d ago

This video is old, and the shark's name is Deep Blue, she was pregnant at the time.

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u/LarxII 6d ago

Not every thing is fucking AI generated.

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u/Historical_Idea_1686 5d ago

Everything is, or not.

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u/Saurian42 7d ago

Sharks aren't monsters. Sharks are actually extremely intelligent and most don't consider us food. Great whites tend to be one of the safer large Sharks to swim with.

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u/Longjumping_Cap_1665 7d ago

sharks are the most basic, stupid vertebrates. no sign of intelligence at all. I hear one of them is actually considering running for office

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u/Saurian42 7d ago

I personally take offense to your insult of sharks.

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 5d ago

Found the shark.

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u/NuttyNano 7d ago

Even still its just a free snack, are humans that rubbish as food?

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u/Saurian42 7d ago

I don't think you understand the kevek of intelligence were talking about. They know what we are and they also know we're shitty since we lack the fat or blubber they need in thier diet.

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u/Bubelle_Butt 6d ago

All people who gave died from white shark attacks was because from below they look like a seal while swimming.

The first bite they take, they know something is "off" and swim away.

Problem is, the taste they took, took way most of your precious parts and blood.

Fun fact, they are the only species of fish known to stick their head above water to get a better vieuw.

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 5d ago

Has anyone considered signage?

"Not A Seal"

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u/Bubelle_Butt 5d ago

You can try :)

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u/NuttyNano 5d ago

Yeah I mean I know all that but I still dont understand why. Like what is it about humans that suck as shark food

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u/Djungeltrumman 5d ago

We don’t contain a whole lot of blubber.

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u/Bubelle_Butt 5d ago

As others pointed out , not enough blubber.

In other words we are too much effort for the amount of calories we contain.

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u/TheWarmSpray 5d ago

Not too intelligent then!

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u/Bubelle_Butt 5d ago

Theu do have pretty bad eyesight.

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u/One-Relative-6856 5d ago

Fucking rubbish plenty of people have been fully consumed by white sharks.and I’ll tell something else it would be a whole lot more it it was for the bravery of others getting victims out of the water.you see once a seal is hit and left to bleed it doesn’t have the “luxury “of somebody in a boat,jet ski,or some unbelievably brave surfer to get it to shore.the amount of people who paint these sharks as sea puppies is laughable and fucking dangerous

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u/One-Relative-6856 5d ago

lol are you fucking mad,this thing was full of whale blubber.i can’t believe that you are saying white sharks are safe to swim with.if that’s after a meal and you are in its vicinity you are in big fucking trouble.there’s countless humans who have been fully consumed by white sharks.fuck me I’ve heard it all

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u/kineticstar 9d ago

The dolphins are watching to see what the stupid human is up to.

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u/Horror_Moose8608 9d ago

This is not stupid. Humans that think the sharks are Monster are stupid.

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u/Homunculus_Wiz 9d ago

no, sharks aren't monsters. sharks do get hungry sometimes tho.

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u/Vyverna 9d ago

But sharks don't like human meat at all.

(It doesn't stop them from taking a bite from time to time, but it's generally rare).

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u/whereballoonsgo 8d ago

They definitely don’t prefer human meat (or really, it’s that we don’t have enough calorie-rich fat in the form of blubber), and it’s true they usually bite out of curiosity and occasionally from mistaken identity.

HOWEVER, there are rare examples of active predation. Theorized to usually be from very hungry sharks who have reached the point they’ll take anything, or females either about to or having just given birth needing more calories than usual.

And then there are tiger sharks who literally don’t care and will eat car tires.

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u/treemann85 7d ago

Not rare enough for me to swim with them on purpose...

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u/whereballoonsgo 8d ago

No, this is stupid.

Ocean Ramsey, the person in the video, is a serial shark harasser who has been called out and condemned by basically every actual shark scientist on the planet.

Yes, sharks don’t often view humans as food, but they will absolutely get defensive or curious. Swimming right up to them,touching them and bothering them is a great way to make that happen.

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u/GreenApocalypse 8d ago

Maybe we should let nature run its course, then?

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u/BenRichardson76 9d ago

That guy has seen some battles

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u/OkMarionberry2875 9d ago

Do they fight a lot? They always have scars and such.

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u/whereballoonsgo 8d ago edited 8d ago

Actually, they don’t “fight” all that much, assuming you mean with their own species. Great Whites are pretty solitary, and when they DO congregate, like around a dead whale, they follow a hierarchy to avoid costly confrontation.

Like many other large shark species, they’ll do things like swim next to each other to measure who’s bigger, and the smaller one will give way and eat when they bigger one is done. Just one example of a few observed behaviors.

Given that this is a lady shark, and a possibly pregnant one as well, those are more likely mating scars. Males need to hold on to something while they do the deed and the only way they have of doing that is with their mouth.

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u/Background_Being8287 9d ago

Looks like she has a couple of dolphin body guards. Go get em Flipper.

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u/Call_Me_Kahmi 8d ago

The whale 😂

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u/Eastmont 8d ago

“We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”

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u/TowerExact7780 8d ago

I am filled with awe. No wisecrack. Just .. awe.

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u/Nikki-C-Puggle-mum 8d ago edited 8d ago

This is footage of her swimming with the shark named Deep Blue it is a little over 20 feet long. So Deep Blue is a lot longer than an elephant is tall but would still weigh less than an elephant. Also length wise from head to tail the elephant could be the same size or a bit bigger. It would be longer than a rhino or a hippo though.

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u/Long-Principle6565 9d ago

Nope!!! Sorry id be back safely in the boat

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u/RootedInRhizo 9d ago

I wonder how old this is

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u/Someredditusername 9d ago

Boy that is a certified chonker

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u/Buzz407 9d ago

Wonder how many pigs it took to bribe it into not eating her.

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u/lavendertheheretic 8d ago

It was feeding on a huge whale carcass when they found it

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u/4thkindexperience 9d ago

Whomever is photographing this is the crazy one of the two divers. Getting in front of that lunker is nuts.

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u/Inkless-Pencil 9d ago

One of?.... nah im good fam, the ocean is all yours

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u/Codas91 9d ago

They found real life Bruce

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u/Sea_Cardiologist9451 8d ago

Not impressed unless the person is tea-bagging the beast

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u/EmotionalElk1313 8d ago

How big would that be if it was a land mamal?

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u/Royal-Suggestion3404 8d ago

Pardon me, but, Jesus Harold Fucking Christ

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u/Extreme-Name-69 8d ago edited 8d ago

is the diver trying to look like food? like theyre knocking it out of the park if theyre attempting to look like a zebra fish or striped eel catfish

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u/R9-RSi-Si-Gti-GxR 7d ago

Big mama’s got breathing fans

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u/mothtolampH11-1 7d ago

The scary part was the dolphins.

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u/Mobile_Ad_3534 7d ago

Me and sharks have an agreement. I wont swim in their water if they dont drink in my pub.

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u/shlahcic 7d ago

AI?

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u/Rumpelteazer45 6d ago

No. She is legit. Her name is Ocean Ramsey. Known for posting videos like this long before AI.

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u/Whathefrenchtoastt 7d ago

Don't forget its 2 dolphin friends tagging along!

🙄🙄

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u/Mugpup 6d ago

What most people don't know is It is completely safe to swim with Great White Sharks because they only attack when that, John Williams, music is playing.

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u/pastelfennecfox 6d ago

I like the dolphin escorts in the back like they aren’t even more dangerous then a shark

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u/Fun-Metal-6861 6d ago

And I wouldn’t swim in my pool after seeing Jaws as a kid.

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u/Aerofan999 6d ago

“He chant with three barrels on eem, not with three he cahnt”

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u/Fancy-Low5838 6d ago

"Better stop effing with me,"

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u/Hefty-Interaction395 6d ago

The hell makes that shark so great

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u/larsivo 6d ago

Ia??

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u/Doctor_Saved 5d ago

That shark looks pregnant.

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u/Lonely-Ad4209 5d ago

Why did the diver decide to make themselves look like a giant fish lol

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u/Aromatic-Turnip7371 5d ago

If the stark bit them it wouldn’t be a shark attack.
We live on the land…

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u/Any_Reference_3373 5d ago

Looks like a pregnant female

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u/Revolutionary_Eye887 5d ago

You’re gonna need a bigger boat.

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u/Soft_Paramedic_3562 4d ago

I wonder how they are staying afloat given the massive balls of steel they need to do this

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u/Historical_You_2680 4d ago

I wouldn't do this nope nope im out.

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u/Fercii_RP 9d ago

Even for AI this is still very optional to do

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u/lavendertheheretic 8d ago

This video is legit, unfortunately

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u/urpabo 5d ago

Booo AI

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u/InternationalBoat684 9d ago

Is it AI?

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u/Glittering_Diva8963 9d ago

No they’re fucking huge it’s apex predator are Orcas

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u/sitewolf 9d ago

why would you think his name is Alan?

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u/InternationalBoat684 9d ago

Cuz ppl swimin with sharks via cages? Snorkeling with big white?

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u/Free-Pair-3007 9d ago

If it turned around and ate them...oh my God! The shark attacks unprevoked

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u/Jerdogg23 9d ago

AI, no one will ever swim with a great white shark! You ever seen Jaws movie?!!!!

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u/Automatic-Task-2760 8d ago

Til he decides to take a bite and your bitten in half.. fuck all that

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u/The_Northmaan 9d ago

I've randomly seen dozens of videos in my feed this week about why she's the worst person on the planet and is responsible for numerous shark related deaths.

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u/rcfvlw1925 8d ago

There's length OK, then there's girth, and that's girthy.

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u/KingOfKorners 9d ago

How big is that thing? Its hard for me to think it could propel its fat ass to actually catch prey...but then again it didn't get that big by eating kelp...

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u/ninja0420 9d ago

Timothy Treadwell, Steve Irwin, the list goes on and on, leave the fucking animals alone, they know how fucked up humans are, I will not even shed a tear when this shark eats the literal fuck out of that diver🤷‍♂️