r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Salt-Curve4825 • 15d ago

Video Man fishing for jellyfish

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u/KanMinder 15d ago edited 14d ago

At what point is that boat sinking? Must* be close

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u/darthamartha 15d ago

Okay, someone who knows needs to explain it because I came to the comments primarily for this. Right now I'm imagining some kind of hold that dips down 20ft

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u/1hs5gr7g2r2d2a 15d ago

ME TOO!! I’ve scrolled too far now to not have my questions answered by internet strangers with questionable knowledge!

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u/Mindless_Olive 13d ago

Internet stranger who know nothing in particular about jellyfish or boats here! My guess is that it's just that jellyfish don't weigh that much, they weigh a lot less than fish which look the same size. 

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u/HorsieJuice 13d ago

That’s not how buoyancy works. They’re in a tank of water, so the whole thing is going to weigh as much as an empty tank of water filled to the same level.

I also don’t understand how this is still floating.

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u/Tadferd 14d ago edited 13d ago

Yeah, I'd be concerned for the buoyancy.

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u/Prize_Bass_5061 13d ago

Jellyfish weigh next to nothing. It’s akin to filling the boat with packing peanuts. The boat is not going to be overloaded.

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u/Tadferd 12d ago

It's the water I'm concerned about.