Jaw Dropping Thread Explains What It’s Like To Be Swallowed By A Whale

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    Font - Posted by u/bloxiefox 2 days ago 13 2 81 3 61 86 2 8 I'm a lobster diver who recently survived being inside of a whale. AMA! I'm Jacob, his son, and ill be relaying the questions to him since he isn't the most internet-savvy person. Feel free to ask anything about his experience(s)! Proof: https://imgur.com/a/RARTRY3 EDIT: Thank you everyone for all your questions! My dad and I really enjoyed this! :)
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    Font - TheAnnieDude 2 days ago 1. How did you get out? 2. Were you able to see anything? 3. What bad things could have happened inside which didn't happen fortunately? 7.7k J Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago 1. Eventually the whale managed to dislodge me by moving its head and tounge, I think. 2. Nope. Completely dark. 3. I could've suffocated, or drowned if I didn't retrieve my regulator in time. T 10.3k U Reply Give Award Share Report Save Wrinklestiltskin 2 days ago So
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    Rectangle - beefsupreme123 2 days ago Did you know immediately that you were in a wales mouth? 3.5k 5 J Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago At first, I thought maybe a shark. But due to the lack of teeth and the size of it I soon realized that what I was in was a whale. 5.7k Reply Give Award Share Report Save
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    Font - conmanmurphy 2 days ago Did you see the whale coming and just couldn't get out of the way or did it sneak up on you? 6.3k O Reply Give Award Share Report Save O bloxiefox 2 days ago Not at all. Came up behind from me, felt it close down, then boom. 8.0k Reply Give Award Share Report Save
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    Font - splimp 2 days ago e Was its tongue smooth like a dogs or scratchy like a cats? 9.4k Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago I was in a dry suit, couldn't really tell. Also, the mouth was filled with water. 11.9k O Reply Give Award Share Report Save 02fill 2 days ago e a So, more like my dog, then 8.1k Reply Give Award Share Report Save
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    Font - sgeep 2 days ago How long were you trapped? Were you concerned at any point that you might die? 4.4k Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago O Trapped for about 30-40 seconds. Yes, I was almost convinced I was going to die that day. 7.0k O Reply Give Award Share Report Save RocketSurgeon22 2 days ago 2@2 Will you invest in a GoPro so we can witness the next big event you survive? 4 7.6k 5 Q Reply Give Award Share Report Save StatusReality4 2 days ago Idk why GoPro hasn't a
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    Font - MelonMuenster 2 days ago What is the reaction when you get to the hospital to get checked out and the doctors ask you what happened? 5.7k J Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago 3 I said "I got stuck in a whale's mouth." All the nurses and doctors at the hospital came to see me and ask me about it. One nurse came in with a notepad, she asked me for lottery numbers! 12.0k Reply Give Award Share Report Save Ssutuanjoe 2 days agoi Doctor here. You'll be giving the folks who
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    Font - 420xyolo 2 days ago What were the injuries sustained? 5.3k J Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago (9 Soft tissue damage, nothing serious. Thankfully. 7.5k Reply Give Award Share Report Save scottimusprimus 2 days ago What do you think caused the soft tissue damage, and why do you think your legs were hurt? 2.6k Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago Blunt force of the whale's mouth, I could feel it clamping down on my legs. Also I got pretty banged up w
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    Rectangle - RocketSurgeon22 2 days ago Did the whale have a gag reflex? Was it making a noise while trying to spit you out? 2.2k Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox P 2 days ago It didn't SPIT me out, rather I think it forced me out by movement and using its tounge. 3.8k Reply Give Award Share Report Save epigenie_986 2 days ago I'm super curious about the sounds he heard! 1.6k Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago Swishing of water and the rapid movement of the whale.
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    Font - part-time-dog 2 days ago What is the feeling of being ingested most comparable to? Is it like being crushed by a couch or being pummeled on all sides? Were you thinking "oh great I'm the guy who gets eaten today" or is it too tough to process what's happening until it's over? 1.8k Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago It was full of water, and I could feel the muscles of its mouth convulsing around me, it was a really strange feeling to be sure. Can't draw a meaningful c
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    Rectangle - clashvalley 2 days ago Did you find any lobsters in there? 4.9k Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago Sadly, no. 4.6k Reply Give Award Share Report Save
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    Font - Adamski_G 2 days ago How do you feel about all the attention and news stories? 2.5k Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago e (He is very overwhelmed. He's a simple dude.) 3.9k 5 J Reply Give Award Share Report Save Shdwzor 2 days ago How did the world come to know? Did you guys reach out to the media or did somebody from the hospital tell them? 711 J Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago No clue. Original article was a small newspaper, cape cod times. Ne
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    Font - sharkifyification 2 days ago What's the most interesting thing you've seen while under the surface diving for lobsters? 6.0k J Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago A dead body. 8.3k J Reply Give Award Share Report Save sharkifyification 2 days ago Damn! Did you have to go through the process of reporting it to authorities or anything like that? 4.2k Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago 2 Yep. It was a missing person, an active case. Stumbled upon it a
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    Rectangle - und88 2 days ago 4 Is it true you survived a plane crash in Costa Rica? 3.6k J Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago Yes. A while back 3.4k Reply Give Award Share Report Save
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    Font - Belzhaba 2 days ago Has it deterred you at all from your job, or is it business as usual for yourself? 2.9k Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago (Speaking as Jacob, I don't even need to ask this. I have no doubt in my mind he will do everything he can to keep diving, it's his life and passion.) 4.9k Reply Give Award Share Report Save ducksmash999 2 days ago Is diving a family thing? do you(jacob) dive with ur dad as well? 1.2k Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefo
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    Rectangle - TheExpandingMind 2 days ago To your knowledge, was the whale injured in the process of your escape? 3.5k J Reply Give Award Share Report Save bloxiefox 2 days ago 2 The whale turned out completely ok. Maybe a bit annoyed. 6.1k Q Reply Give Award Share Report Save UnsignedRealityCheck 2 days ago 2 Well I would be if searching for dinner I'd end up with some random seamen in my mouth. & 21 More 1 6.6k Q Reply Give Award Share Report Save

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