Divers React to Top 10 Scary Deep Sea Diver Stories That Will HAUNT You

[@EndrChe]

“You have, at times, opened your mind.” Woody’s such a low key savage, lol.

[@JadedBelle]

😂😂😂

[@RekNyner]

been subbed for a year now, this moment is probably my favorite so far 😅

[@chza1181]

Was watching some older videos and noticed Guss has lost a lot of weight, he's looking good.

[@sonjaotwell5439]

Was about to comment the same thing. But I’ve been kind of in love with Gus since I found this channel 😅❤

[@RealCrunchypie1]

I've never been fond of the deep sea or caves but I absolutely love this channel. I've been binge watching every video and I also want to shout out gus! Both of you guys are awesome. My first video of divetalk was the chernobyl diving and it was great. I also found kerosan because of you guys

[@mekhiarmstead1687]

Bro wanna dive some tighter caves... can't blame him😂😂

[@segagirladventurespico]

Me too 😊 I noticed that Gus looks great eh

[@swampfoxie3325]

That’s such a dumb thing to comment on tbh, for one it implies that he looked less good before because of his weight, and two, some people lose weight for reasons beyond their control like cancer etc. It’s a terrible feeling to know people think their friends/family look better when they are sick than they did when they were heavier. Just a thought.

[@CChissel]

The short back and forth conversations they have kill me, it’s so funny and they both seem so serious lol it’s great

[@fearofgod4]

this why I love watching their videos because they are so funny together, I forget what the video is about sometimes. ☺

[@bobjones855]

Couple things, one, I have been diving for 40 years. I have been on countless dives with sharks and have never been attacked. It is one of the most exciting and amazing part of a dive when you are lucky enough to see them. Two, Gus, it looks like you have been loosing some weight. Good for you, I have lost about 45 pounds since I met you guys in Atlanta last year. Motorcycle Bob.

[@Sssssssslf]

I noticed the weight loss on Gus too! ...Good for him! 👏

[@amaiyagrace]

He always looked great, but I have noticed he has lost weight.

[@eliz_scubavn]

Sharks are such misunderstood creatures. I’ve only ever had a shark encounter once, with a leopard shark, and it sat on the bottom of the reef looking at the weirdos in dive gear. I was in more danger from the lionfish than that shark. That dive honestly is my top dive ever just for the shark alone. I wanted to pet it, it looked so friendly.

[@MayimHastings]

Just remember the same rule doesn't always apply to terriers. If the fur beast looks cute, rolls onto it's back for a tummy rub, it still might maul you. Sharks are more like my German shepherd. She loves everyone but my Uncle and i agree with her. I've wanted to bark at him, too 😇

[@helen-py4lk]

I tried to per a conger it looked so sweet and friendly it turned nasty and chased me. Off uam terrified off them now 😳

[@chuckh4077]

No thanks. See 47 meters down unchaged for details.

[@janedoe-r4f]

@@chuckh4077 Same reason I avoid zoos. Saw Jurassic Park... can't take any chances. Always listen to the movie whos goal is educational and never for entertainment or anything.

[@DG-iw3yw]

cows are literally more dangerous

[@earthy205]

"15 year old married.... cool" That killed me! I think it's important to also talk about the credibility of the videos you watch and this one you can tell was sensational. Thanks Dive Talk! 💜

[@AndrewsArachnids]

dude i am technically a herpetologist so i can assist here! sea snakes are the most chill. Most species you can actively handle without much fear of being bitten, they dont see humans as a threat most of the time. Some species of sea snakes have short enough fangs to not pierce neoprene wet suits. however loads and loads of the sea snakes do have long enough fangs to bite through a suit. So basically don't be scared of them. But also don't f*&k with them.

[@fairwindsemptyroads]

It would be really cool if y’all did a video with the channel Shark Bytes sometime. He’s a shark scientist and says pretty much what y’all do when swimming with sharks. Just respect them and know their power, but they aren’t inherently dangerous. This channel and his has really helped my fear of the ocean and has actually made me want to learn to dive eventually. Keep doing what you’re doing!

[@kmsch986]

I bet the first kid was spearfishing. If his family has a boat and he heads out to the reef alone at age 15 with gear. he’s probably been in ocean a lot. It mentioned he usually wore a chain mail sleeve but forgot it, and i wouldn’t imagine you’d need one for much else

[@DavidMaruca_]

100%. The only reason a lone shark on a reef would go after someone is if he was out there shooting fish and got it fired up.

[@grizzlehatchet1]

Woody - butter is natural. Ah yes. Who doesn't remember being taught in school of the proud butter farmer. Waking up at the crack of dawn to pluck sticks of butter from the butter trees before the sun makes them too soft. God bless those brave men and women keeping our butter supplies flowing strong for our pancakes. 👍

[@Tsumami__]

LMAO

[@huguesdepayens807]

I guess honey isn't natural either.

[@grizzlehatchet1]

@@ElephantProtectors ayy! couldn't have said it better myself, so I won't try! Lol

[@toriedwards126]

Don't ever apologise for advocating for sharks! they are so important and endangered! Totally agree that lying on a medical is a no no, risking others as well as yourself is not cool, horrendous way to find out if not!

[@jaredchampagne2752]

Sharks are definetely not endangered…lol

[@tacocat1921]

@@jaredchampagne2752 many species of sharks are actually endangered. The great hammerhead shark is critically endangered. Just google "endangered shark species" and you will see which ones are considered endangered. Overfishing is what is wiping out the great hammerhead. They are caught incidentally and they are targeted for their fins. Commercial overfishing will empty our oceans of life.

[@JackieLegs12]

so i just found your channel recently, and even though i would just watch all the "scary" videos, little under a month and i have become so curious and fascinated of the world of scuba diving. i live in SD so i don't think many dive sites around here but i did find this one place where i could go train and get certified and i'm going to schedule a class here in the upcoming future. i'm ready to dip my toes 😉 into the world of scuba diving.

[@nedflanders4158]

One of the great things you guys do in your videos. You are talking, at a normal level. Like we are in the same room. Its so refreshing. So many youtubers like this top 10 lady just YELL the entire time. "Fix/boost our audio so we can talk normally? Nah let's just yell everything"

[@stt5v2002]

On one of my first open water, checkout dives, I became seasick at about 30 feet and vomited. Prior to that, I had no history of motion sickness. There was a odd current that was rapidly moving back-and-forth. once I could see the ocean floor, the back-and-forth movement had a very bad effect on me. Obviously, that wasn’t a great experience, but I was proud of the fact that, I kept composure, did not get anxious at all, and simply cleared the regulator. I can confirm that the fish do immediately congregate for the free meal.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

To be fair to the fish, YOU seemed to be "done with it"... haha ;o)

[@beck2424]

Snake Island (the one where the divers died, not the one in Brazil) is right near me, I've dived it multiple times. Fantastic dive site with a couple of wrecks on one side of the island (~120ft deep) and a ~400ft wall on the other side. Not a single snake to be found on the island, it's super tiny, just a series of small rocks poking out above the surface of the ocean really.

[@lit.lizard]

I took the non drowsy Dramamine on a shark dive and I puked my brains out because the water was so rough. Good to know I need to take the strong stuff next time! Also the misrepresentations and over dramatization of shark interactions is one of my pet peeves. They are curious creatures and not the blood-thirsty-man-eaters that the media portrays. Glad you guys can help educate others on a sharks true nature :)

[@Rexg25]

For those looking for it 9:07

[@DavidMaruca_]

The drowsy dramamine works great. 6 foot seas and my lunch stayed right where it belongs. As soon as your face hits the cool water it wakes you right up anyway.

[@xaphan8581]

Maybe if they weren’t capable of being a complete killing machine and when you do see a shark normally your in the water where your helpless. Just maybe I would agree. Mountain lions rarely attack people also but if I saw one I’d be fuckin terrified.

[@lit.lizard]

@@xaphan8581 it’s definitely a humbling experience to see a shark face to face in the ocean, you’re at their mercy in their habitat

[@KSakamoto]

I just started the video so I don’t know if they cover this or not, but you can also take less drowsy Dramamine. Non drowsy is the only one that doesn’t have anything useful in it

[@chrisandersonlv]

I just want to say you guys are awesome and THANK YOU for your videos and all the information you share. I started watching you a year ago as a non diver. Because you also make diving interesting to those who don’t dive I was watching one of your videos at work and I had someone see and randomly ask me if I dive and start talking to me. Turns out he’s a dive master here and pushed me over the edge to sign up for classes!! Me and my brother finished the online PADI course (I knew a majority just from watching your videos!) and we have our pool test and first dives next weekend!!! I know you get hate comments and may not realize to what extent you make impact on others but it’s more than you know!! Keep it up! I’m sure there’s more on the fence like I was!

[@matthewchristopher16]

You guys are the best! My wife and I just binged all your stuff last night. Definitely our favorite KZbinrs out right now

[@Rinzler.18]

Guys love your videos and diving perspectives even though " I LOVE LAND SO MUCH ❤‍🔥" but I noticed in previous videos of yours Gus mentioning about dry caving and its scary side. We would love to get both of your reactions and insight on MrBallen's latest video on a true incident about dry caving.

[@lcarus42]

Ive been blessed with a few encounters with sharks. 3 while snorkeling in the British Vigin Islands and 1 when claming in Nova Scotia. The most memorable encounter was when a 6 footer physically ran into me. I was snorkeling with my father and sister in a massive school of shinners in about 3 foot of water. The school was so thick it was like wearing a bubble forcefield as they moved away and around us. My father was about 30 feet towards the shore from me and my sister was right on my heals. I was just derpin along when wham! It was like being hit by a paddle narrow side in the face and all I saw was brown for a split second then salt water in the eyes. Startled as all hell i stood up and saw the distinct 2 fins thrashing for deeper water. My father yells over "holy shit did you see that!" I responded "I didn't see shit, but I felt it". He had swam right into it and in its haste to escape my father, it ran right into me. I had goggle marks for a couple days afterwards. An awesome experience. Had a few other less exciting encouters there too. Another one was claming on cape sable Island. We clam off a sand bar in chest deep water 1/2 to a mile from shore and normally the seals stay well away but this day we all said it felt eery out there. The seals seemed agitated and were very active. Usually they just bob and watch from a distance. That night a local fisherman posted a video of a 14 foot white killing a seal on the very sandbar we were claming. Taken an hour after we left. Soooo freakin cool!

[@jsomebody2289]

Amen, the non-drowsy dramamine is USELESS! And for people like me who get really seasick, even regular dramamine won't cut it unless it makes me pass out first. However, the ear patch was amazing. I still got a little sick trying to snorkel but on the boat for an hour total I was fine. I couldn't handle a full hour snorkeling in the water though.

[@jsomebody2289]

@@maryeckel9682 Zofran doesn't work on my motion sickness. Thankfully it works for me for most other nausea issues.

[@takeinterest1497]

Gus looking real trim! Damn buddy!

[@framed166]

My mom was epileptic and would have a variety of seizures all the way up to Grand mal and even during her most heavy episodes I would see intake of air. That would be horrible to have a seizure underwater! Keep up the good work guys, I love your vids.

[@karlharvymarx2650]

At some school function I was sitting next to a girl near the top of the bleachers when she had a seizure. Somehow she was falling into the space between the floor and the next seat down. Since a family friend often had grand mal's when visiting us, I was familiar with what to do and not do. Sill, I couldn't just let her fall all that way maybe hitting steel on the way down so I grabbed her and tried to stay where it would be physically impossible to hit me with strength. What really sticks out in my mind is her friends were laughing about it and refusing to help, and I was losing my grip on her. We both ended up being fine. I still think that was a good time to make an exception to the rule. A mild risk of a broken nose and knocked out tooth vs serious injury or maybe even death seemed like a no brainer. I guess the difference in a dive situation might be the added risk of mask or regulator being pulled off and maybe lost and having your fingers bitten off, all for the regulator likely not fitting right so it can do its job. Maybe if it isn't a bitey or clenchy kind of seizure or once it is over, try to put in on the way up. In any case, the thought of seeing someone involuntarily breathing water is terrifying. Really can't see it being a good recreational activity for an epileptic person unless maybe it is under perfect control for many years.

[@DavidMaruca_]

It makes me wonder if the mamalian dive reflex remains intact during seizure episodes... Normally even when we go uncounscious, our brain still keeps our throat and lips closed when the face is wet.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@DavidMaruca_ Just from my dubious experience (largely being limited)... With seizures, "All bets are off"... That's the best I can tell you. A seizure is like a system-wide, running, short-circuit of the brain... random impulses just firing off everywhere, and no telling what is liable to happen... With an ordinary regulator, clamped in the teeth, I'd have to vote "cut losses and thumb it" as soon as the regulator is dislodged... I can take time and try more to protect and make a slow, controlled ascent up to that point, but then... well... it's just better to live with the consequences of getting bent and spending a few days in observation or a hyperbaric chamber than it is to sit tight and watch your dive-buddy drown with your thumb in your ass... It's a somewhat arbitrary, but completely personal priority I've already set in my mind (so I don't have to think much about it "in the moment"... being that I'll likely be subject to "scared out of my mind" just about like anyone else)... How you prefer to handle a situation like that is totally up to you. I might make the recommendation to try and get informed "just in case" and kind of "program yourself" when you can sit quietly and make a reasoned and decisive choice about where exactly to put that "line"... when you guard and start a controlled ascent, or shoot for the surface and "damn the consequences"... Make no mistake here. Getting bent SUCKS... It CAN be deadly, but the technology we have today makes life such that there ARE treatments for all that sort of thing, and you can at least get the help needed if "worse comes to worse"... It's NOT an instantaneous death sentence, so most of the time, it's imminently survivable. Drowning because someone spit their reg' out or bit the rubber tooth-guards off mid-seizure isn't so much... and I'm never much in a mood to sit idle and watch someone die. ;o)

[@framed166]

@@karlharvymarx2650 agreed! It's a scary thought for sure!

[@framed166]

@@DavidMaruca_ That's a good point I'm not really sure. I'd hope that's the case! It was just a crazy scary thought I had thinking of a seizure underwater.

[@Wickedreptiles]

Gus idk if your losing weight but your looking slim for sure! Way to go brother I just lost 70 pounds like a year ago and it changed my life!

[@MrTnbopp123]

2:23 "That may haunt me alittle" Ive never laughed so hard in a Dive Talk video :D

[@Hawks45636]

Hey Gus & Woody! Great content as always! Little bit of an update since last time I commented, but I just finished my 1st day of Salt Water dives for my OW course! You guys are doing great promoting a great sport!

[@krex5148]

a dive talk video makes my morning 10x better

[@Caitlynlarko03]

You two are such a joy to watch ❤ g’day from Australia! 🇦🇺

[@82stuntman]

Come for the dive talk, stay for Woody's esoteric enlightenment!

[@niallslegitwife]

Woody, I admire you more and more every time you speak. I am an epileptic myself, and grew up near the ocean and love it, and I have always put diving on the back burner because I am afraid if I have an episode I will be left. You give me so much hope for caring, by-the-book instructors like yourself!

[@slugunderthesun1748]

I love sharks, and diving with them. They certainly aren’t as dangerous as some people say, but there are plenty of videos of sharks biting divers to show that it can and does happen. Explaining this away as “mistaken identity” doesn’t mean much when you’re bleeding out at depth.

[@restroztv2932]

5:30 That sharks gonna look at your elbow like the dude on your shirt is 😂

[@RationallySkeptical]

I love seeing Goody and Wus again!

[@bricktraviiii5848]

I have become addicted to watching you guys video and I have no idea why

[@desirayelawrence9676]

Viking lived up to her name that is the single most badass thing I have ever heard. You have an 11ft 300+ pound shark B-lining it for you and instead of panicking or freaking out she does the most badass gangster thing ever, and proceeds to headbutt the shark. That shark was probably very confused for the rest of the day thinking "Did I really just get headbutted by my food???"

[@WendyW7508]

Aahhh! Darnit. I'm a med professional, so I will clarify that yes, people breathe during a seizure. And most people having a.seizure are unaware of their actions. And are highly unlikely to be able to think " I gotta hold my breath". It seems amazing he lived. It is ok to put something in their mouth if you can open it and if it makes an immediate difference to life at that moment. All of it sounds awful, and he's fortunate someone noticed and helped in time. Love you guys! I now look forward to the next vid I get to watch. Ps and I know nothing! About diving at all. It's just exciting to watch

[@dionmcelvain1550]

Concerning Snake Island. I believe the Army visits to check and perform maintenance on a light house.

[@Pirelli913]

10 and 9: I got scuba certified one year ago and my instructor said divers don't get attacked by sharks - snorkelers do. 8. My instructor also said that if you have to throw up, after you spew, your first instinct is to suck in air and your regulator is so small it won't hold much upchuck, so take one side out of your mouth and purge your regulator as you're throwing up.

[@edwardrizzorhands]

Haven’t watched you guys in quite some time, but Gus you are looking great!!!! It looks like you’ve lost a lot of weight and you have such a glow (not the lights) present in your face

[@lizsturtridge3436]

I love that the only thing in focus half the time Woody’s focus is on the arm holding his mic

[@Mikey.M.V.P.1]

The movie Jaws has alot to answer for that people just think sharks are these blood thursty beasts of the deep id rather swim with sharks than i would swim with crocodiles or alligators

[@TOGade-dj6jh]

0:30 legendary tshirt! 😂

[@TerminatorJoga]

Love the video and reactions !! About the Snake Island here in Brazil, the Army needs to go there to change the freacking lighthouse lamp from time to time, hahahahaha that is just insane

[@yago8672]

Boa bro!

[@dstarzfn]

There is an annual migration of hammerheads in the Gulf of Mexico each spring. February through early March is the best time to witness it. It’s an amazing thing to witness. Flower Garden Banks NMS is where I have seen it in the past. It’s an amazing open ocean dive spot. The top of the reefs start around 60’ and goes deeper from there. Stetson Banks are close by and is another amazing dive site.

[@AndrewsArachnids]

man almost 250k subs love to see it

[@Nefville]

Actually, you guys are right about sharks and every time I say so to someone I get a bunch of crap too. That's fine, if people want to get their shark knowledge from highly accurate historical documentaries like Jaws, Sharknado and Deep Blue Sea, that's totally top notch information just god help you if you ever see a shark. I'm sure it'll be a near death experience.

[@herbiegeorge]

Absolutely. My mum has swum with sharks and first hand has seen that they're not malicious or violent animals. Only can get very hungry and therefore crazy sometimes!

[@Anthrazith]

Mostly* just to be the nerd they talked about in the Video there are 17 recorded unprovoked hammerhead attacks with 0 fatalities

[@dionmcelvain1550]

All I have to say about this subject will be in the form of a question. Do people ever get attacked by sharks? I understand that the odds are against it, but people do win the lottery,

[@RyuSaarva]

Jaws was inspired by real shark attacks though but maybe those people were just mean to the shark and deserved to die.

[@Krystal-O]

"If dramamine wants to sponsor the show I'll say it's super affective" 😂 He's right though! They'll mark stuff with different names, let's say 'Advil Migraine' and it'll be the same exact ingredients but they'll charge more just for the word on the packaging. It's definitely twisted marketing!

[@RavenousMedicine]

I think I like that she ends on David Shaw at Bushman's Hole. I feels fitting that more people who aren't into diving should learn about that hearbreaking but amazing story. I remember when I first learned about him. There's a band called We Lost the Sea and they have a song on their Departure Songs album called "The Last Dive of David Shaw". No words. It's an atmospheric odyssey that begins with about 2.5 minutes of someone breathing on a respirator underwater and talking periodically. I don't recall if it's from the actual documentary. The music that follows is absolutely beautiful and still to this day when I hear it, I'm reminded about how heroic of an act that was. I still tear up whenever I hear it, lol. but because the impact was so profound, I couldn't help but look him up.

[@jenelaina5665]

Idk what I gotta do to get KZbin to properly promote y'all again, I've got notifications on and missed this and it's perfectly awesome, as y'all always always are. 💕

[@lottie6641]

Natural sea sickness remedy, chop ginger root in to chunks and put it in some water about half way up the chunks. Simmer slowly, When the water is nearly gone and the ginger is sticky. Take it off the heat and add in brown sugar so it goes to sticky and cover the ginger. When it is cold pop it into a plastic pot and cover with brown sugar. Chew it and it will work better than any tablets. My Mom feeds the fish on a regular basis but since using this, she’s not been sick.

[@AchillesFeel]

That super sus shirt killed me 😂

[@zachbaez2759]

Hey Gus... the fear and hate snakes get is not at all unlike the fear and hate sharks get. Once you learn about snakes and their behavior your opinions will change. They are some of the most fascinating and amazing predators we have on planet earth.

[@McRambleOn]

Yes, agreed- I chanced upon snake youtube and although it wasn’t my biggest fear in the planet, I was freaked/skeezed out by them; however, after getting intrigued & binging some episodes… my fear and anxiety 80% disappeared. I realized the worst case scenario w/ most snakes is a bite… & the rest really are trying to avoid ppl. But it reinforced my belief that education is the antidote to fear. Works with flight anxiety as well! Mentaurpilot is great for helping ease unrealistic fear surrounding airline flights.

[@CRWiebe]

The fear of them is alike... you cant see either coming and an investigatory/ warning strike/bite can end your life quickly. Also snakes are so much more common in peoples day to day life. Maybe you dont live in an area with rattlesnakes or other venomous snakes but to pretend fear of snakes is misplaced is moronic.

[@zachbaez2759]

@@CRWiebe I in fact do live in an area with venomous snakes. Respect for snakes is what it calls for. But fear is the absence of knowledge. So maybe that's more moronic.

[@CRWiebe]

@@zachbaez2759 having a healthy fear of something lethal despite your understanding of it is not moronic. Thinking everyone else being scared is moronic because your so smart about it displays much hubris.

[@zachbaez2759]

​@@CRWiebe moron - a person of low intelligence

[@bobbiec2829]

Woody, you're so lucky to not be affected by sea sickness. I LOVE the ocean and have some horrible sea sickness. I've used scopolamine patches and those don't always work. Awww, Gus, don't hate snakes. They're beautifully, amazing creatures. At minimum they contribute so much to science and medicine.

[@thegamerboneless2864]

I live in NY, been to the Andrea, also have seen hammerheads here on more then one occasion, I don’t like swimming with any marine life that can defeat me, but hammerheads is truly a majestic shark absolutely beautiful.

[@mattr7325]

Bro.....GUS! Youre lookin lean dude! You keep this up and youre gonna be putting Woody to shame with the squeezes you can challenge

[@junrobin9335]

My fave snakes are actually sea snakes too. The yellow lipped sea krait is just adorable and loves divers apparently. From what I have seen on vids on them and so on. Only times they kill people is if you step on them as a fisher, or at least that's what I have heard. And it's just a very sweet one.

[@briank.1165]

Awesome video guys!

[@roelofcoertze9453]

There is ALWAYS a risk of DCS. Yes, sometimes the risk is less than other times. But there have been reported cases of DCS from simply flying even without diving. Rapid change of ambient pressure creates the risk.

[@andrewb5842]

Omg the Zeus shirt is LEGEND

[@ChristelVinot]

I don't have a food ritual before kayaking but I always make sure to eat a lot, as long as it's not a sugary breakfast. A sugary meal will make me crash, get shaky, faint, and weak. I have to stay away from granola bars and cereal.

[@davetremaine9688]

16:09 Why are they signing under the line!?!? Lmao gottta love stock photos

[@Daxas44]

Great video! RIP Dave Shaw

[@djc728]

This wasnt bad - very enjoyable. I know this topic is not considered a "diving" incident BUT I would love to hear your insights into the "Titan Submarine" tragedy if you haven't done it already. I think you both would have some great insights into the questionable safety of the sub. and just other insights into the idea of actually seeing the Titanic etc. Keep up the great work guys. Big fan.

[@Isidronoscu]

you can see the hammerheads sharks schooling on the Sea of Cortez on late fall or early winter

[@Maritime007]

These are valiant rescue divers in these stories. I was taught in my rescue diver course that you do not put yourself at risk in order to save another. It's not helpful to add to the body count. You prepare to be in a position to help others but not at personal risk.

[@Demon_Cow]

The army goes to Snake Island to maintain the lighthouse, and to escort scientists 🙂

[@meangeldil]

at first, without my glasses, I thought that was a Mona Lisa tshirt

[@ontheballcity71]

I've been lucky enough to dive with hamnerheads and bull sharks, amongst other species. It's been magnificent, I've been lucky to see them.

[@cavediver2561]

Go get ‘em Woody !!! And on another topic …. Rest easy Agnes !!! The world is darker without your bright and shining soul !!!!

[@mirycreek]

Woody always so helpful, I'd buckle that for her, your a scholar and a gentleman 😂

[@heylb4943]

Love these video thinking about getting my license with my buddy who used to commercial dive off shore

[@heylb4943]

These videos also help me get through my 12 hour day work shifts

[@pablowall]

Saw a 6-8ft hammerhead 2 weeks ago while spearfishing. It kept its distance but kept circling us at about 30ft radius. We went into the shallows as a group and at about 8ft depth it finally turned back and disappeared.

[@Marksmaan]

They go to Snake Island to do regular maintenance on the light house. Mr. Ballen did a vid on it.

[@Mikey.M.V.P.1]

I needed this video drop today as always great content guys much love to you both ❤

[@Shark4572]

Before diving my ritual was to watch jaws, when I lived in California. After moving to Oklahoma and diving lakes I enjoy lake placid

[@morgue.]

Eventually I would like to get my diving certification. Lying about medical forms is the most whack behavior. I suffer from chronic illness, resulting in cyclical vomiting. Wildly enough I don’t get sea sick. I would LOVE a full break down on throwing up during a dive. It’s so cool to me that something that disrupts my life regularly potentially wouldn’t get in the way of learning how to dive.

[@janedoe885]

Got some questions for Gus and Woody, though any other cavers/cave divers who might feel like answering feel free to chime in! I'm a writer this end. I've been seeing a lot of stories lately about horror in caves. Can think of three that were video games (@ManlyBadassHero covered them if you're interested--'I Live Under Your House', 'It Lives Under the House', and 'Cave Crawler'), several have been prose stories ('Ted the Caver' and 'A Cave Diver's Worst Nightmare' read by @Dark Somnium), one has been a large scale project ('Mystery Flesh Pit National Park' explained by @Wendigoon). Every time I encounter this stuff, I think of you guys. So my question is--allowing room for supernatural bits and whatever other horror elements you'd feel like, knowing you love this hobby. Is there a combination of situations that would actually scare the hell out of you in a cave? Would you choose different things to emphasize if you have license to use supernatural bits versus pure realism, and what would you avoid using as a source of horror if telling a story that takes place in a cave? My gut from listening to you guys is that mistakes from inexperience, poor judgment, and poor safety procedure are largely what cause tragedies in real life, and I don't think 'caves are inherently scary' is the answer. Being trapped I can understand, and being trapped with something that isn't supposed to be there I can also understand. But I'd be interested in what would make you go 'we shouldn't be here' as people who love exploring and are comfortable with caving.

[@eturnalwisdom]

I wonder if it's more common for sharks to occasionally be agitated by an open circuit ... it is an unnatural loud and, for all we know, disturbing thing that might just annoy some individual sharks. In that case, using rebreathers would make it that much less likely to have aggression issues. Like how someone with a straw and a nearly empty cup that just wont accept its empty in a movie theater is just asking for conflict lol.

[@SickAndTired422]

8:22 “vegan” then watch woody laugh to himself 😭🤣 I was dying

[@rhondamadgirl]

We have lake Sam Rayburn over here in East Texas. I know that a few miles down from me, there was a town there long ago called Ewing. The family was prominent and had slaves. I heard when they built the damn, water covered a cemetery, a schoolhouse, a post office, and no telling what else. I’ve never heard of many divers who dive old town sites that are now covered by lakes,etc. I can’t find any for Lake Sam Rayburn. I think maps are available of the areas around Rayburn of the landscape and markers before the flooding. I don’t even know what kind of diving would be called. They are underwater ghost towns.

[@xel1673]

15:31 The military only goes to Snake Island to do maintenance and replace batteries for the remote operation of the Lighthouse so ships/boats don't crash into Snake Island.

[@pandabrittful]

That shirt is glorious, Woody. 12/10

[@tanK7528]

Wow clicking on the David shaw video you can really see the difference in Gus! Well done man, hope I can do it too! (Really sorry if you don’t like me bringin this up) I’m just proud of you

[@7005r]

I barfed at Cabo Pulmo during a dive once. If you want to see some fish really close up, it works every time. They love protein bars. Who knew.

[@weeping.flower]

love Woodys sus shirt, i'd love to have one as well

[@willspiratejack]

Re: the first story - Why would a chainmail sleeve to protect from sharks even be relevant if you weren’t planning on messing with sharks? Definitely not just a chance encounter with this shark 🙄

[@philw8049]

I think at that snake island they have a lighthouse or something that needs occasional maintenance, that’s why the army guys go there once in a while.

[@b.h.7430]

Her video was pretty cheesey, you guys should cover more of the various Cave diving stories from Mr.Ballen

[@floridafire954]

Now I don’t know about sharks but I have a pair of maroon clown fish that are absolute killers when I stick my hand in the tank 😂

[@andrewdoherty737]

upchuck through regulator is remarkably easy - mine was due to alcohol intake the night before though!

[@malinhagglund1477]

Loving the monster Lisa shirt! 🙌

[@rosac8168]

Can you guys do a Q/A would love to know how long you’ve known each other and got started if there isn’t one I’ve been binge watching haven’t seen one yet

[@teeandkids937]

I need a heavy dose of gravol because I’ll puke uncontrollably. no idea why, never was an issue before my son was born but now just the thought of being on a boat makes me nauseous or any vehicle for that matter 😂

[@traucergoalkeeper2066]

This was a top 10 opening between you two lol

[@SonOfGalactus]

hey Gus? you lookin good, been losin some ponds and it shows! keep it up! good work :)

[@scudworthvondudley5602]

Gus: *slams fist on desk* WE WERE PROMISED SNAKES!

[@andrepenhabrasil]

Gus dropped a lot of weight! Congratulations! Keep up the hard work! 💪🏻👏🏻

[@otw_felipe5351]

Gotta love woodys little fashion ❤️

[@rjhollinger]

Non-drowsy dramamine worked super well. Without it I was miserable. Definitely seems to work for me at least.

[@Vanessacurry84]

I’ve seen videos of makos chasing divers like crazy