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'I was completely inside': Lobster diver swallowed by humpback whale

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Post by soheil »

ballarak wrote: post #12

"Ten years ago, while traveling in Costa Rica, he was a passenger in a small plane that crashed in the jungle, killing the pilot, co-pilot and a passenger. Packard sustained multiple serious injuries to his abdomen and upper body. The rescuers that found the remaining five passengers after two nights in the jungle said they wouldn’t have survived another night." This guy's luck is clearly maxed out. What a crazy pair…

I mean if you swim in whale's proximity and fly in sketch planes, crazy shit is bound to happen to you. The real tragedy is the stories there is no one left to tell.

As always true wisdom is found in country songs:

If the Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me

-Rusty Ford -- My Truck, My Dog, and You

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Post by Digory »

analog31 wrote: post #20
HenryKissinger wrote: post #2

The ribs and terrors in the whale Arched over me a dismal gloom, While all God’s sun-lit waves rolled by, And lift me deepening down to doom. ‘I saw the opening maw of hell, With endless pains and sorrows there; Which none but they that feel can tell— Oh, I was plunging to despair. — H. Melville

I'm betting the guy's going to get a nickname from this episode. ;-)

Joe, nah.

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Post by dylan604 »

ballarak wrote: post #12

"Ten years ago, while traveling in Costa Rica, he was a passenger in a small plane that crashed in the jungle, killing the pilot, co-pilot and a passenger. Packard sustained multiple serious injuries to his abdomen and upper body. The rescuers that found the remaining five passengers after two nights in the jungle said they wouldn’t have survived another night." This guy's luck is clearly maxed out. What a crazy pair…

He's still alive, so it sounds like he's got a little credit left on that account. The big creditor in the sky hasn't declined his charges yet.

Remember this guy's name. If you ever meet this guy and he asks if you want to go on a trip with him, I would advise politely declining. You should however, offer to buy him a beer to have him tell his stories.

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Post by dylan604 »

leephillips wrote: post #11
klipt wrote: post #5

I guess he had a whale of a time!

The night swallowed the day. I swallowed the novel in one night. She swallowed me whole; I was smitten. The child was swallowed by the huge overcoat. That’s how words work in our fun and rollicking language.

Yeah, it's not like this guy claimed to be in the belly of the whale for 3 days. Could you imagine the response to that title? Surely, nobody would have the gall to make up a story like that and spread it around like gospel.

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Post by lamontcg »

TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #19
geuis wrote: post #16

I like to hope that cetaceans are sentient. Given that, I can imagine the poor whale being completely grossed out by whatever it just got in its mouth and tried to spit it out as fast as possible. I've definitely had that experience before.

Mouth full of scuba gear would be unpleasant.

For a scuba diver it is better than the alternative

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Post by teeray »

dylan604 wrote: post #7

After the worst day of meetings, after not being to track down the most elusive bug, at the end of that day, I absolutely do not have to worry about being eaten whole. So I guess there are worse jobs.

Well, unless you’re a developer at a certain theme park featuring genetically engineered creatures…

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Post by ashton314 »

HenryKissinger wrote: post #2

The ribs and terrors in the whale Arched over me a dismal gloom, While all God’s sun-lit waves rolled by, And lift me deepening down to doom. ‘I saw the opening maw of hell, With endless pains and sorrows there; Which none but they that feel can tell— Oh, I was plunging to despair. — H. Melville

Oh man, I forgot I sang Jonah’s Song with the BYU Men’s Chorus until you posted those lines. I couldn’t find a recording of us singing it, but here is an excellent recording of another choir singing it:

https://youtu.be/3FmjPpTqk3s

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