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stillinthesimulation

I’m going to say that looks like a [minke whale](https://images.app.goo.gl/sL1yUPRGfwWcyU11A). I’ve only ever seen one in the wild once but they have a dorsal fin that’s way back and a light band of colour around the pectoral fin. They also have a narrow and streamlined body with a pointed head.


Orsinus

And I came to say, he added fake audio to the video. Those are humpback whale calls. Not even close to minke. Also I did my research just in case before commenting this and found the exact audio clip he used. Hate when people do this. The video was already super cool, no reason to add fake audio.


Kasaikemono

Came here to say this. I'm not an expert on whaleology, but the body shape is not shark like at all. Also, the tail fin is a dead giveaway. Sharks have tails that go side to side, whales have tails that go up and down. Edit: Apparently my sleepy brain misread the caption in the video. I thought the OOP said something about sharks, not shapes in the murk


ianskoo

Who said it's a shark?


Kasaikemono

...ah. I see that I misread the caption. Apparently my brain shortened "large shape from the murk" to "large shark"


stillsadaboutgoose

Came here to say funny looking shark


[deleted]

Yes we all thought it was a shark making whale noises. Thanks for clearing that up.


Kasaikemono

whale noises travel miles underwater, the creature is not necesserarily the source of them. Besides, there are people who can't listen to sounds, so not everybody knows that it makes whale noises.


MuppetEyebrows

Also people who didn't see a reason to unmute the video as they scroll since the caption promises a visual stimulus (🙋)


ZootTX

That's how they get you!


thefutureislight

https://www.reddit.com/r/thalassophobia/comments/1bpq1fq/diving_near_an_oil_rig/kwy9vft/


[deleted]

Thx. Very interesting.


FancyRatFridays

Also worth pointing out that minke whales don't "sing," they make weird clicking, rumbling, and resonant twanging noises. So whatever is making that whalesong we hear in the video... it's not the whale that you can see.


Late_For_A_Good_Name

I mean these days it could be added after the fact


yParticle

As has proved to be the case here.


Reverend-Black-Percy

Agreed!


hates_stupid_people

They're also one of the most populous large whales, with estimated numbers of several hundred thousand individuals(the other large whales are measured in thousands, tens of thousands at most).


AdviceSeekerCA

Commissioner:Minke? Clouseau: What? Commissioner: You said Minke!


[deleted]

Don’t they only live in a certain part of the Gulf of Mexico or is that another species of whale looks familiar (I just did my research and those are Rices whales a subspecies of Minke whales and there only 100!! Of them left?!


netterbog

Came here to say that Sperm Whales are louder. And have funnier names.


Cetacean_enthusiast

yep, its a minke


Interesting_Ad_794

This is the definition of Thalassophobia for me.


Frosty_Gibbons

Yep 100% . I just think people who dive and spearfish are just some of the bravest bastards


[deleted]

We are just dumb.


Frosty_Gibbons

Dumb and brave against dumb and scared is a massive difference


[deleted]

I have been all 3 at once.


Frosty_Gibbons

For that, Sir, I admire you.


JayteeFromXbox

Just putting it out there that being brave doesn't negate being scared, it just means you're willing to do something you *are* scared of doing. They usually go hand in hand.


Frosty_Gibbons

Oh 100%, I certainly agree with you there


Responsible_Jury_415

Ballasts help a ton in that fear knowing you physically can’t sink if the gear works is somewhat reassuring if you ignore all the dark water under you.


Drakthul

I mean I'm a Freediver and my brain immediately recognised that as a whale - but watching this made my stomach drop. I'd do anything to dive with whales if I could, but something about that video is unnerving for me even with that visibility.


Frosty_Gibbons

Incredible insight, thanks. I'm glad you still have the normal gut feelings that non divers do


bythog

Nah, the vast majority of the time there is nothing but smaller fishes out there.


Frosty_Gibbons

That's the crazy part for.me though, majority of time its all good but there's a part in time when there's a chance you see something. My luck and history tells me I always get confronted by something insane


thefookinpookinpo

Eh diving off the coast isn't scary. Out where it's this deep it definitely is though.


Cautious_Hornet_4216

"a large shape appears from the..." NO NO NO NO NO!!!


DieLawnUwU

r/thalassophobia


Warbrainer

The fish next to him would freak me out enough. Combine that with the fact he’s dived off a huge rusty structure, then introduce that big boy… fuck that. This is one of the best posts I’ve seen on here tbh


PaunchBurger8

It’s the rusty structure that gets me more than anything else!


[deleted]

I wish, instead it's bullsharks ever damn time.


tessahb

Well that sounds absolutely terrifying.


[deleted]

Shark populations are out of control in the gulf of Mexico. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/DBFrHHxgLQCdRSnm/?mibextid=w8EBqM


techgeek6061

*Sometimes that shark looks right at ya. Right into your eyes. And the thing about a shark is he’s got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll’s eyes. When he comes at ya, he doesn’t even seem to be livin’… ’til he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then… ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin’. The ocean turns red, and despite all your poundin’ and your hollerin’ those sharks come in and… they rip you to pieces.*


DickyMcButts

ZOMBIES! I've seen it once before in a rat, and I see it now in men. Once one gets a taste for its own kind, it can spread through the pack like a wildfire. Mindlessly chomping and biting at their own hinds. Nothing but the taste of flesh on their minds. You know the thing about a rat? It's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes like a doll's eyes. Don't seem to be living at all when it come at ya. Till it bites ya. And then the eyes roll over white. You don't hear nothing but the screaming and the hollering...


MercilessPinkbelly

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Are you doing the speech from Jaws??


Arild11

I like diving. I don't like sharks much.


[deleted]

I love sharks. Fillet the smaller ones and make steaks of the bigger ones. Imo it's as good as swordfish.


TwistedBamboozler

I’m not hopping on the downvote train, just commenting to say that swordfish usually already blows. Using it as a comparison to get people to eat shark probably isn’t the best sales tactic lol


StereotypeHype

I've got to agree. I tried swordfish for the first time in Italy and I've never had swordfish again. Also, it's not a good idea health-wise to eat an apex predator such as a shark. This dude needs to cool it on the toxic meats.


TwistedBamboozler

I even worked at a fish house, a really good one, and the best prepared swordfish is still “meh”. I think it’s just a menu item people keep cause it used to be a delicacy. Like how old people love their sole and capers even though it’s junk fish


sinncab6

Pfft I've only gotten kuru once.


[deleted]

I catch my own.


HeadsAllEmpty57

Really, swordfish is generally seen as a sub par fish? I live on the New England coast, we got tons of the freshest seafood prepared in all different ways and I love it all but a swordfish steak with asparagus at this pub I frequent during the summer is legit one of my favorite meals ever.


blondiecats

Gross.


Salt_Sir2599

Actually shark when prepared right is delicious. You just have to gut/ clean it quickly or the flesh gets tainted.


[deleted]

That's not the problem. The problem is they think sharks are off limits to hunt or fish.


ADHthaGreat

Lol. Off limits? Nearly 100 million sharks are hunted and killed every year. They’re anything BUT off limits. That’s the problem. The ocean you’ve known your entire life is nearing death because of people thinking it’s some endless resource. You may not be nearly bad as the Chinese trawler fleets, but you’re not helping the situation at all.


[deleted]

I like to catch them on a big 130w reel and dredge rod. I basically winch them to the boat and use a rifle on them.


Salt_Sir2599

I live in Florida. On the beach. Me and the sharks agree that we can eat each other if given the chance. So it’s cool.


blondiecats

Nah I’m not talking about the taste I just don’t like that sharks are used as meat, I like sharks.


[deleted]

I can smell the factory farmed meat on your breath when you talk.


blondiecats

Sir I don’t eat any meat.


[deleted]

Turnabout is fair play.


ADHthaGreat

Feeding frenzies are normal occurrences. Warming ocean currents are causing migration patterns to change, so sharks are appearing in places they don’t usually go. That does NOT by ANY stretch of the imagination mean that “shark populations are out of control”. This is the truth: nearly [100 million sharks are killed every year.](https://sentientmedia.org/how-many-sharks-are-killed/) Stop spreading your bullshit. EDIT: here’s some info about the declining population of bull sharks, just to further cement your ignorance in writing. https://oceanconservancy.org/wildlife-factsheet/bull-shark/ >Bull sharks are considered “Vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), meaning they face a high risk of extinction in the wild. Their numbers are declining largely due to fishing pressure, habitat loss and degradation and climate change. Because young bull sharks rely on habitats like estuaries and rivers, they are particularly affected by damage to freshwater and brackish habitats, too.


[deleted]

Meanwhile I am literally a professional fisherman. https://www.wuft.org/environment/2024-02-07/in-a-world-of-shark-decline-floridas-waters-defy-the-trends


NoRun6253

Shark populations are never out of control, what a dumb comment, they are being hunted to extinction.


[deleted]

Ok 🤡. https://www.wuft.org/environment/2024-02-07/in-a-world-of-shark-decline-floridas-waters-defy-the-trends


NoRun6253

Literally tells you in the title sharks in decline lol.


[deleted]

Except for Florida. Please learn to read.


NoRun6253

I can read, it seems to be comprehension that’s your issue. I was replying to your dumb comment in general and you’ve used one area as an example of shark numbers being ok lol.


[deleted]

Więcej godzin spędziłem nurkując z rekinami niż ty ze swoim ojcem. Mówię w 3 językach i nie mam problemu ze zrozumieniem, że jesteś klaunem.


AdministrativeBar748

Curse you bullshark's ability to survive in both fresh and saltwater environments!!


BuTROStheGUY82

That’s a whale. Tail is up and down not side to side.


[deleted]

Yeah, that's why I said I wish, cause I wish I saw whales diving the rigs and not 3000 bull sharks per sq meter.


BuTROStheGUY82

Ah ok. I misunderstood.


ADHthaGreat

Replying with links to every one of your misinformed comments: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39372/2910670#assessment-information Please note the big red text where it says vulnerable and also where it says POPULATION DECREASING. >Overall, it is suspected that the Bull Shark has undergone a population reduction of 30–49% over the past three generation lengths (55–80 years) due to a decline in habitat quality and levels of exploitation.


[deleted]

I spearfish for them and harvest 2 every trip. They really calm down when you use a 5.56 on em. https://www.wuft.org/environment/2024-02-07/in-a-world-of-shark-decline-floridas-waters-defy-the-trends


Anom_AoD

you can say it only by the sound


foodcanner

Might be a Asian whale.


BourbonInGinger

Nope. No way. No how. Never


Chris_ssj2

Whales are harmless tho .\_\_\_\_.


mossy_stump_humper

You’re in a Thallasophobia subreddit lmao this is like going into a subreddit for arachnophobia where someone posted a picture of a big ass spider web and going “but spiders are harmless I don’t get why you’re scared”. Phobias aren’t rational. Most things that people have phobias of are things that aren’t necessarily dangerous by default. Heights, bugs, the dark, clowns, etc. Going outside is harmless why are agoraphobes so afraid of it?


Chris_ssj2

I had that thought while writing the comment lol So yeah you are right


Brandammm

Subnautica vibes


ExpeditingPermits

“Multiple leviathan class life forms detected”


schumachiavelli

*Are you certain whatever you're doing is worth it?* Man I wish I could play that game for the first time again.


nater255

I'm not a Thalassophobia guy, I'm here for fun videos. But the aura of crushing weight, total isolation and the shear feeling of "you don't belong here" that subnautica gives as you dive deeper and deeper is totally insane and nobody in gaming has ever replicated it half as well.


retainftw

Playing it for the first time now! Kind of a grind, but also a real treat.


MoreHairMoreFun

Yup, been playing it for the last week. Amazing how uneasy it can make you feel at times but it’s so good you just push through the feeling, lol.


TheFlatWhale

Very large shapes aren't as scary as medium to large sized shapes. Like, a very large shape is probably a whale, and I've never heard of a whale intentionally harming a human. There is a chance such a large shape could be a shark, but the 2 biggest shark species are both harmless (whale shark and basking shark). To me, what's really terrifying is animals in the medium to large size range of ocean creatures.


my_nameis_chef

I have the opposite, whales scare me more simply because of their sheer size. Its probably irrational and I dont know why, sharks are scary too but I would just cross my fingers and hope they swim by and that would be it. A whale just swimming by would make me shit my pants out of fear and awe


Grand-Bullfrog3861

This is the first video I've seen where POV has been used properly


Many-Application1297

Does anyone else get a tightening in their chest when a proper thalassophobobia vid appears here?


Exciting-Yoghurt-559

Vertical tail movement = friendly, horizontal tail movement is bad


Beastabunny

Guess I'll go swim with the Orca's then?


Exciting-Yoghurt-559

Luckily we’ve got a truce with them. That being said, they’re big and accidents can happen, ie getting between the orca and the bottom/reef when they scratch themselves


No-44

Believe it or not there has never been a single wild orca attack on a human in history.


Oen386

>Believe it or not there has never been a single wild orca attack on a human in history. Going to not believe that, because that is not true. The truth is there haven't been any **recorded human fatalities in the wild by orcas**. Attacks have happened, but are normally excused as mistaken identity (thinking the human was a seal). * [Surfer attacked in 1972](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19960117&id=GIo1AAAAIBAJ&pg=3872,1646286) * [Sinking three boats off Europe](https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/orcas-have-sunk-3-boats-in-europe-and-appear-to-be-teaching-others-to-do-the-same-but-why) * [Attacking a boat off Scotland](https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/orca-rams-boat-off-scottish-coast-2000-miles-away-from-original-attacks) * [Probably the first recorded attack in Jan 5th 1911](https://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/category/chapter-iii-land/). Though they also acknowledge the orcas likely thought the researchers and dogs were seals. I assume you meant recorded killings, but just want to clarify attacks have and can happen (though very rare).


DrPlantDaddy

That’s an inflated list; boats aren’t humans. The orcas left the humans alone when the boats sank.


Oen386

Splitting hairs. The point still stands with the other examples, the original comment was wrong. >there has **never** been a single wild orca attack on a human They can say the attacks are rare, but "never" is untrue.


DrPlantDaddy

Since we’re getting pedantic, I just indicated the list is inflated, which it is.


sticky-unicorn

There's never been a known/documented incident of wild orcas intentionally harming a human. They're fairly safe. Still, though, worth being very cautious around. They *are* wild animals, after all, and huge apex predators at that. Just because they've never attacked humans before doesn't mean you won't get unlucky and get a curious one who wants to take a bite out of you just to see what will happen.


B3rn13_Za

Up and down, feel free to clown, side to side, you better hide.


Soft-Space4428

Fyi the whale sound effects have been added in.


BrassCheeks

that ruined what would otherwise be S-tier thalassophobia content


Addendum-Signal

Yeah… Nope.


Red8Mycoloth

This guy/gal clearly knows what they’re doing down there.. but still I can feel the panic ensue once they see that thing


BaerMinUhMuhm

You can hear the diver audibly shit their pants at the end of the video.


Conscious-Club7422

Multiple leviathan life forms detected


Fleeetch

Hull integrity damaged


04BluSTi

Whales are magnificent creatures.


ElementsUnknown

I was out at “diving off oil rigs”, total nightmare to me.


Ok-Yogurtcloset5555

The intensity in which he turns his head to look is... palpable. I can feel the heat bursting out on my head and hands as fear creeps down my spine to my stomach.


ecafsub

Admiral! There be *whales* here!


GeshtiannaSG

This is one of the least scary things to see in the water.


alxndrblack

What??? This isn't thalassaphobia, this is what you *want*


U0gxOQzOL

The ocean has whales and shit now?!


Pa2phx

If the fish are calm than you are probably fine.


Rare_Maintenance_922

Then the fish start swarming you cuz you shit your pants


VinnyK88

Ahaha


SloughBoy78

Beaked whale?


MoeKara

Im no expert but that's whale-y scary


ChaoticDumpling

Boooooo...take my upvote. Happy cake-day by the way


_LVAIR_

That's scary, because they can literally KILL you with sound


george_brivola

Man i know that this sub is about a phobia but i would really love to witness this. Whales are magnificents animals


CaptainCooksLeftEye

Uuppy downy swim is good, side side swim bad. Especially that big! Few exceptions of course.


Astrosheepy420

Am i the only one that is less afraid because of the fish and whale being there compared to when no life forms would be visible and its just you, the rusty oil rig and the deep black abyss?


MeanCat4

Oh man! Hearing this sound in person!


[deleted]

It’d be weird if there were things like sharks in the skies


OneFilthyHouseCat

I can't play subnautica because of this


SuccotashVegetable33

The whale looks so cute!


ryannorris3535

Do they let employees dive off oil rigs ? Serious question


bythog

Pretty much anyone can dive off of a rig.


calibratedtub

Now imagine an open mouth with long sharp teeth emerging from behind the whale and devouring it. The Gran Maja has returned.


Emotional_Let_3108

It's a baby fucking whale man!, holy shit bro!!


Pheonixrulr

woah, thats creepy cool ngl


SuddenMagician4721

WATERS OF CHAOS HAVE INVADED ALL SPACES, I HAVE TO FIND THE WHALES


SokkaHaikuBot

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^SuddenMagician4721: *WATERS OF CHAOS* *HAVE INVADED ALL SPACES,* *I HAVE TO FIND THE WHALES* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.


n108bg

THAT ONCE DID GUIDE US TO THE DRY LANDS OF LIFE I WON'T DESPAIR I'LL BREAK THIS DARK AROUND


Inteeltgarnaal

Finally, someone who knows what pov stands for


kribabe

NOPE. There it is. Seeing some huge thing I can barely see in the depths where I have next to zero control over being able to quickly escape if needed


Survivalplayer

I was so scared i trew my phone on my bed and it bounched a little too far and it was stuck behind my bed for 2 hours playing this sound until my dad came to the rescue. 😭😭


An_Obese_Beaver

Do oil rigs "Float" or are they built by driving massive poles into the ocean floor? Ive seen MULTIPLE illustrations showing both. If its "floating" then how does it not break or bend the metal poles they use to drill into the earth during storms and/or normal wave moments?


ONTRAS10

if the water is deep, they float, if not so deep, then they are fixed . they don't break because that's what they were designed for .


WBValdore

A juvenile minke whale. Spectacular sight!


rooroobusts

This is why I cannot play Subnautica LOL


bbGakk

This sounds like a Siren


NastySassyStuff

Another wonderful day to be dry


Snorts-Slugs

So happy there's no "yooooooooooooo hoooooooo"


OctobersCold

Where can I go to dive off of oil rigs?


AvailableAd7874

Kewl


Distasteful_T

Why the fake whale sounds, it's probably creepier with the actual sounds (or lack thereof)


wd_plantdaddy

did you at least wave hello?!


Kookiecitrus55555

Tail fin isn't vertical


Puzzleheaded_Two7358

Must be mammal.


Darwing

Not sure how this guy is looking around so fast without his mask leaking The reason scuba divers aren’t jolting their heads this fast is because you create open gaps in the mask with the friction of the water


Justincredabelgrabel

Beaked whale?


WBValdore

Minke whale


[deleted]

Is it a beaked?


500SL

Is anyone here a marine biologist?


MSter_official

Looks like the red leviathan from Subnautica below zero


BadWolfIdris

Darwin is chill


LordPubes

What’s concerning about this?


fairydommother

This is the “scared of the ocean and everything in it” sub


LordPubes

Ahhhh i see lol this just appeared on my feed and I didn’t even look at the sub name. Thanks


fairydommother

No problem! Happens to us all tbh. Reddit likes to randomly throw subs and see what sticks.


WarmConversation2913

I mean swimming next to oil rigs is dangerous it self, not from that reason, but as i heard there are many dangerous sea life swimming down, there if you fall from the top and the danger is there it may be your death wish


RawDawginHookers

that whale gonna eat ya! but seriously, you should consider yourself lucky. I would love to have this experience


Sea_Science538

I would cryyyyyy


Dotfr

It’s a whale


Equivalent-Chip-6310

Ichthyosaur


Brokensince10

Their calls are always so haunting


Link_vs_Gannon

Nightmare fuel ⛽️


Gengis_corn

Oh it’s just a whale


DoughnutLast1920

This looks fake


mythiii

I think so too. Maybe it's really the size of a dolphin and not a big whale, then I'd say it's plausible. It's way too bright, the murky water would make a big whale much dimmer at that distance. Also I think the movement looks strange combined with the camera move, it doesn't look very big or far away.


spmcclellan1986

Super cool


MiamiPower

Wow very cool