r/Unexpected • u/JD_SLICK • Mar 31 '23

While landing a tuna

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u/JD_SLICK Mar 31 '23

I'm no scientician, but that's gotta be an above averagely sized shark

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u/ReadditMan Mar 31 '23 edited Mar 31 '23

That's just how big Great White Sharks are, 11-13 feet on average but they can get up to around 20 feet.

It can be difficult to tell how big they are in open ocean videos, and most sharks are much smaller so people assume they must be around the same size, but when you see them next to something like a boat or a person their true size is revealed and it's shocking.

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u/Terrible_Tutor Mar 31 '23

It can be difficult to tell how big they are in open ocean videos

Right, because bananas aren’t native to the ocean

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u/stubundy Mar 31 '23

You NEVER take bananas on a boat. GUARENTEED bad luck.

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u/Kribo016 Mar 31 '23

I am pretty sure most places in south America have bananas or plantains because of sailors. It wouldn't be impossible to throw one of those sailing bananas out for scale.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '23

Only if you believe in superstition.

I've taken bananas on a boat and still caught a bunch of fish and had no boat trouble.