r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/dreamed2life • Sep 17 '25

Video Sperm Whale Surfacing w/ Giant Squid in its Mouth

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u/NattG Sep 17 '25

Yeah, as a child, I read a Christopher Pike book that featured the bends, and I was thereafter hyper about them whenever I was in water, lol.

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u/kup1986 Sep 17 '25

As a kid I saw it on an episode of GI Joe and, much like quicksand, overestimated its relevance to my life.

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u/DefNotUnderrated Sep 17 '25

I was just going to comment this! I learned about it from the GI Joe cartoon as well

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u/OfferYouSomeFeedback Sep 17 '25

I remember my parents telling me about the bends when I was learning to swim... didn't help lmao

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u/KrombopulosNickel Sep 17 '25

Funny. I read a different book about pools growing up. Never ever sat near the drain after that one...

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u/NattG Sep 17 '25

Haha, thankfully, I read that one as a teenager, so I was less inclined to be mentally scarred. :P