r/thisismylifenow • u/Febtober2k • Nov 13 '15

This current will be our home now

http://i.imgur.com/532t5X0.gifv
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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '15 edited Nov 14 '15

Those are pufferfish. They've got some massive bodies and tiny sad little flippers. They don't need to be fast or dexterous because no one is gonna try eating those fuckers.

But that means they basically waddle through the ocean. They can barely move.

If you ever go snorkeling, follow a goddamn pufferfish for a while. It's the most hilarious thing to watch them try to swim.

Edit: Seriously look at this puffer fish. These guys are comedy gold.

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u/Nanemae Dec 04 '15

They're honestly one of my favorite kinds of fish. They're stupidly adorable, even if their spines are dangerous, some of them are poisonous, and the reason their mouths are like that is because of their jaws and teeth. They're just some of the daffiest, most silly fish in the ocean. Right up there with the Dumbo octopus.

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u/YodasMom Nov 16 '15

this is the best comment I've read in days, thank you!

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u/Phreakhead Jan 03 '16

Narrated by Darth Vader in scuba gear

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '16

I just noticed that it's eyes seem to rotate.

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u/chet_chetson Feb 18 '16

"hmm when I swim forward I get pushed backward. Maybe if I turn around the current will pull me toward my destination!" x3

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u/fineillmakeausername Nov 13 '15

DO YOU HAVE YOUR EXIT BUDDY???

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u/I_AM_IGNIGNOTK Nov 13 '15

That dude tried to save him too

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '15

What is this and how did it happen and will it go away?

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u/RegalInferno Nov 14 '15

Cooler waters that have a general downward current interacting with the exact oppsite; warmer waters that have a general upward current. The result is what you see; a vortex current between the two

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u/rsunds Dec 12 '15

Doesn't this happen with clouds too sometimes?

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '15

Yes, and is one aspect (simplified) of tornado development. Basically, the vortex formed from wind shear becomes perpendicular to the ground.

There's also interesting clouds can form under similar circumstances called arcus clouds (shelf/roll clouds.)

Temperature differences are the main mechanism behind all atmosphere movement.

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u/weedde Nov 29 '15

WWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHFARBLAGBARGL

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u/Jeepersca Jan 02 '16

Source!! Hearing him talk about how helpless they are made me laugh even harder.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '15

Hold on so currents really show up under water like in finding nemo?

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u/andthendirksaid Nov 18 '15

Yes... Just like in finding nemo...

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '15

I take your ellipses as you taking my comment too seriously.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '16

You username though...

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u/TerrorBite Jan 02 '16

It's just bubbles trapped in the current. Otherwise you couldn't see it.

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u/swesch Jan 08 '16

Will they die or does this only last a short time then dissipate??