Man Survives Getting Eaten By Whale, Answers Internet's Questions

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Jun 17, 2021 4:00 PM EDT

A lobster diver by the name of Michael Packard from Massachusetts ended up enduring quite the historical experience. Specifically, Packard was consumed by a whale, and then lived to tell the tale. And with this being the era of everything being available online, we're actually fortunate enough to be able to read his account of what the whole experience was like. Pretty dang cool. 

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    Forehead - I'm a lobster diver who recently survived being inside of a whale. AMA! V/blorie for
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    Font - thewayfaringflashpac · 4d 5 Awards Are you disappointed you didn't get shot out his blowhole like in the cartoons? + G Reply 4 11.2k bloxiefox OP • 4d S 5 Awards That probably would have hurt a lot more. (Speaking as Jacob, this would have been epic.) 13.3k
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    Font - thewayfaringflashpac • 4d 5 Awards Are you disappointed you didn't get shot out his blowhole like in the cartoons? G Reply 1 11.2k 3 bloxiefox OP.4d 3 5 Awards That probably would have hurt a lot more. (Speaking as Jacob, this would have been epic.) 13.3k ...
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    Font - bright_shiny_objects · 4d 1 Award What actor do you want play you in the future Netflix movie? G Reply 9.9k .. bloxiefox OP.4d 1 Award Matt Damon. (His wife says Sean Penn.) 1 13.1k 3 ... TannedCroissant · 4d 22 Awards Call it Not-So-Good Whale Hunting 12.1k ...
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    Font - splimp · 4d 2 Awards Was its tongue smooth like a dogs or scratchy like a cats? G Reply 9.4k bloxiefox OP • 4d 1 Award I was in a dry suit, couldn't really tell. Also, the mouth was filled with water. 6 & 4 12k 3 ...
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    Font - HanShotF1rst226 · 4d 3 9 Awards What's the craziest thing that's ever happened to you? Edit: thanks for the awards everyone! The one day I actually leave the house and shit blows up lol G Reply 4 9k 3 ... bloxiefox OP • 4d 3 Awards This. No doubt. Plane crash is in a close second. 4 9.6k 3 sooprcow • 4d 17 Awards No offense, but I don't think we should ever hang out.
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    Font - TheAnnieDude · 4d 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? G Reply 4 7.6k 3 bloxiefox OP.4d 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. 10.3k 3 ...
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    Font - Flying-Wild · 4d 1 Award What was your 'last thought' when you realised you'd been eaten by a whale? G Reply t 7.6k 3 bloxiefox OP.4d 13 Awards My wife and kids. 6 4 12.1k +
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    Font - conmanmurphy · 4d Did you see the whale coming and just couldn't get out of the way or did it sneak up on you? G Reply 1 6.3k 3 .. bloxiefox OP.4d Not at all. Came up behind from me, felt it close down, then boom. 4 8k 3 ...
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    Font - MelonMuenster · 4d What is the reaction when you get to the hospital to get checked out and the doctors ask you what happened? G Reply 4 5.7k 3 bloxiefox OP • 4d 1 Award 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! 12.1k ...
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    Organism - 420xyolo · 4d What were the injuries sustained? G Reply 4 5.3k 3 bloxiefox OP.4d 2 Awards Soft tissue damage, nothing serious. Thankfully. G 4 7.4k ...
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    Product - AnotherBirdOnTheWire · 4d 1 Award Jacob, how do you plan to top your father's story? G Reply 4 4.4k 3 bloxiefox OP.4d 102 Awards Swallowing a whale 19.3k
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    Product - sgeep · 4d How long were you trapped? Were you concerned at any point that you might die? G Reply 1 4.4k 3 bloxiefox OP.4d O 1 Award Trapped for about 30-40 seconds. Yes, I was almost convinced I was going to die that day. ...
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    Font - und88 · 4d 1 Award Is it true you survived a plane crash in Costa Rica? G Reply 1 3.6k 3 bloxiefox OP• 4d Yes. A while back 6 4 3.4k 3 ...
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    Organism - TinKicker · 4d Do you have a name for this whale? Has anyone slapped an awesome nickname on you yet? G Reply 3.5k bloxiefox OP • 4d 3 Awards No name for the whale yet. But it's pretty obvious that many people are calling me "Jonah". now. 1 6.9k 3 ...
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    Product - TheExpandingMind · 4d To your knowledge, was the whale injured in the process of your escape? G Reply 3.5k 3 bloxiefox OP • 4d 3 Awards The whale turned out completely ok. Maybe a bit annoyed. 6k 3 ...
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    Product - beefsupreme123 · 4d Did you know immediately that you were in a wales mouth? G Reply 1 3.5k 3 .. bloxiefox OP • 4d 1 Award 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. 6 4 5.7k 3
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    Font - Belzhaba · 4d Has it deterred you at all from your job, or is it business as usual for yourself? G Reply 2.9k .. bloxiefox OP • 4d (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 ...
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    Product - DryKnight · 4d Could you feel the pressure change as the whale surfaced? G Reply 1 2.4k bloxiefox OP · 4d Felt nothing but my own body crashing against the water. The pressure was the least of my concerns. 4 3.2k 3 ...
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