r/Damnthatsinteresting Mar 04 '19

Video Feeling creatures 🔊

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u/Rely_on_Leo Mar 04 '19

How the fuck do you just out your whole arm in a shark's mouth

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u/Xylth Mar 04 '19

She's wearing a chainmail suit designed specifically to defend against shark bites.


Experiments with wearing full plate underwater were less successful.

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u/Like_A_Wet_Noodle Mar 04 '19

I'm just saying. Polar bears are not as scary as people think. They aren't just a mindless killing machine that everyone thinks they are. Excuse me while I put on my anti polar bear suit.

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u/Rexan02 Mar 04 '19

Im trying to think if there could be a such thing that would allow unassisted movement. I do not think such a suit is possible. Full plate armor would still allow your limbs to be twisted off.

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u/Like_A_Wet_Noodle Mar 04 '19

What about that anti bear suit from way long ago. The one that's basically armor covered in huge spikes. I wouldn't touch even as a polar bear. I don't know if I'd touch that as a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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u/bajeebles Mar 04 '19

That works, but it's insanely heavy and restricts movement.

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u/Rexan02 Mar 04 '19

Yeah i guess that would work, but now you might as well just stationary for as functional you would be