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SamtheCossack t1_j6fdzy0 wrote

Reply to comment by lemmepickanameffs in TIL that sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth, and their clicks can literally kill you with sound by g1ucose

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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