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[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

He tried and failed.

If he had successfully body slammed a killer whale and the whale returned the favor, would he have succeeded or failed?

[–] DMBFFF@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

He would have succeeded; and that point would probably be reiterated a few times at his funeral.

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Man, think about the views tho. Everyone would want to watch that. So many new subscribers!

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

If they SMASHED that Subscribe button then that's all that really matters.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

He would have been yeeted into the stratosphere

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The man yells “I touched it” to the other people on the boat and then asks “Did you get that?” in an apparent reference to whether his encounter with the orca was successfully filmed. He then tries to touch the animal again. Other people aboard the vessel can be heard laughing and cheering in the background.

Fuck it, fine them too.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Eh, they might've been cheering for the orca.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

My sources have it that one guy in the back was just cheering for the cheering.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

That is the funniest possible picture that could have accompanied that headline. It’s like he’s a fucking aquatic creature himself 🤣

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

That's not too fair. Poor guy. Someone has to fight back. Are we sure it wasn't self-defense? Maybe they were trying to sink his yacht?

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Incredibly idiotic. Wow.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

"Stop fucking with the orcas! They already be attacking ships at random, you're just gonna piss 'em off even more!"

[–] snowe@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

According to a video I watched yesterday, it’s not random, it’s because they’re bored teenagers

Hilariously I left this post then scrolled down just a few posts and found this. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/24/killer-whales-attacking-sinking-boats-are-bored-scientists-say/73558157007/

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

Probably same for the orcas

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's just what they're telling people so that we don't find out that the orcas are accelerationists to class war. They see what's really going on.

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

I first read it as "Man is fine after trying to 'body slam' killer whale" expecting a meh orca encounter.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"body slam"

Guy like barely grazes it.

[–] Donut@leminal.space 2 points 2 years ago

Keyword being "trying"

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED IN THE OCEAN OF MADNESS

[–] Donut@leminal.space 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Could have made Darwin proud that day. Alas, a slap on the wrist in the form of a $600 fine and they live to harass another whale in the future.

Really should have gotten some time in a cell to reflect on his stupidity

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I thought kiwis were more tame than aussies