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lemmepickanameffs t1_j6f8pne wrote

A long time ago I learned that this claim was made by 1 whale biologist and his photographer buddy, and is completely unsubstantiated 🙄 Edit : drunk typing

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SamtheCossack t1_j6fdzy0 wrote

The energy is enough to do it, and water transfers well. It is possible, but it isn't likely to happen even if whales didn't deliberately avoid doing it near us.

Now if a whale wanted to do it, it totally could. Several whale species do it to prey species, and a Sperm Whale has more than enough potential to make it happen. But they use it for detecting food in the very deep ocean prior to making their deep dives, they don't really have any interest in using it to flex on humans.

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lemmepickanameffs t1_j6ff5ma wrote

Yeah technically it's possible in ideal(or non ideal depending on perspective)circumstances, but it doesn't happen in the real world. Plus, like futurama says, never trust a whale biologist 😂

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grafxguy1 t1_j6fo0av wrote

>never trust a whale biologist

"The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli." - Whale Biologist

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SamtheCossack t1_j6ffewk wrote

Pretty much, yeah. Very unlikely to happen, and not a real risk. I mean until you meet that one whale that thinks it is funny.

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lemmepickanameffs t1_j6ffo53 wrote

😂 I suppose if it did happen, there'd be no one alive to relay the account of it 🤔

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_thankyoucomeagain_ t1_j6iwiqp wrote

Gonna say it's bullshit. Supermarket whales specifically were highly hunted. Something would be documented. Sounds like complete bullshit.

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LNMagic t1_j6h35us wrote

It's feasible to measure the decibels. Since water is denser than air, it can support louder noises, and from there they can run calculations as to what that level of energy would do.

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