A terrifying simulation shows what would happen to your body if you found yourself being swallowed by a whale.
There are quite a few horrific ways to die in this world, but being swallowed by a whale isnt one I often consider.
The ocean is already scary at the best of times, but being swallowed whole definitely takes things up a notch.
The story was prompted by a report that Michael Packard, a lobster diver from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, was swallowed by a humpback.
Luckily it spat him out after 30 seconds, with National Geographic noting: “A humpback’s throat is roughly the size of a human fist, and can only stretch to about 15 inches in diameter to accommodate a bigger meal.”
So itll spit out anything bigger, like a person.
Even with this, being in a whales mouth isnt high on my to-do list.
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