Whale in 3,000' of water

Attached is a video filmed on Saturday off the coast of Mississippi in 3,000' of water. We were inspecting the flowline jumper (subsea using an ROV) and saw this.

[@zippyparakeet1074]

Considering the creepy things that we can see at such depths, it's kind of comforting to see these familiar gentle giants even that far down.

[@xMotherOfDragonsx]

He's just cruisin along

[@Jdove5555]

No its not

[@Relaxinomicon]

@@Jdove5555Id much prefer this fine fellow over the cookiecutter shark or a giant squid 😅

[@oliveleaf7376]

That is a sperm whale. Giant, yes. Gentle, not really. While I don't think there have been any reported human deaths caused by sperm whales since the end of commercial whaling, that's mostly because we have no reason to interact. They're still carnivorous apex predators. I would not be at all comforted to have a sperm whale near me in deep water.

[@ElfRacist]

@@oliveleaf7376 also the fact that their call can vibrate us to death is another layer of no thanks

[@Fish-dr8sd]

"You seen any giant squid around here?"

[@John-mp4qc]

There looking for the next calamari house

[@bountrymaoxomphu1657]

True

[@-MinuGoji]

“Askin’ for a friend 🙂”

[@JimMilton55]

"OH found one, it's right behind you."

[@sjj111]

Any of you guys seen Lil Sleepy?

[@The-Dom]

The amount of engineering required for us to be down there and this thing just swims by on a held breath.

[@justsain3236]

The almighty engineered the whale.

[@1th_to_comment.]

​@@justsain3236 I did in fact create the whale.

[@itsfadixx]

​@@1th_to_comment.atheist moment 😅

[@Z_RE0]

how much engineering does the whales have to do to come on land

[@mattiaskeinnn3317]

damn i was gonna ask that lol@@Z_RE0

[@danbgt]

I spent most of my professional life doing structural design work on offshore oil and gas platforms. When I started in the 1970’s a “deep water” platform was anything in more than 500’ of water. The last project I worked on before my retirement in 2014 was in 7,200 feet of water. The amount of technology and engineering to do anything at those water depths is staggering! Yet here is a creature that simply takes a deep breath and cruises around at nearly 1.5 miles underwater. Is nature amazing or what!

[@DundG]

Congrats. You designed something this species needed millions of years to evolve

[@frwystr]

@@DundG no one likes u bro

[@blackagent4754]

Blud really believes in evolution. ​@@DundG

[@Rosskles]

Check out the new game, Still Wakes The Deep

[@Rosskles]

​@@blackagent4754 You don't believe in facts, they are just facts.

[@BOOPEDFUL]

I don’t know why we’re all getting this recommended in our feed after 17 years but that was dope

[@GabrielCroft]

😂💯

[@down4thatsince91]

I'm high asf an this stuff pops 🎉😊

[@drokhalis3338]

Probably because the algorithm has never prioritized short videos as much as it does today.

[@NightWear21]

@@down4thatsince91most of us are, probably. and y a 17yr old 50 sec clip.. idk. weird.

[@NightWear21]

@@drokhalis3338good point.

[@ScavengerSRT]

The fact that you can’t see something that big until it’s right next to you in the water is why deep ass water terrifies me.

[@325-k9k]

Plus they can probably see or sense you from far away

[@tioswift3676]

Damn ocean you scary

[@1MoTimeRound]

Even not so deep lakes scare me. Jaws really messed me up when I was a kid. The only water I get into is a bath.

[@USBEN.]

Yep and the biggest problem is the significant disadvantage in water a human has. I cannot shoot away at 100kmph as some fishes do.

[@tmnt3998]

@margarinesnatcher ass water is my favourite fetish

[@chrisaguirre4771]

Whale: “Damn, you guys can swim this far down?”

[@bronks76]

Yeah!.We can swim even much much deeper,up to the very bottom of the ocean.

[@bladerj]

@@bronks76 definitely cant SWIM. dive., yeah

[@gabrielghabsheh2412]

@@bladerj🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@oo-bb4qs]

“Humans are fucking spooky”

[@DailyFrankPeter]

@@ImproveConditions ...because everyone intuitively knows how a whale speaks :D

[@hankyboy42594]

This is what KZbin is for. Short contextless videos that blow your mind

[@Mr.Needle-Hamster]

​@BizznessBox Politics have ruined everything in general

[@neversaw]

18 years later mind blown too lol

[@trapper7954]

Exactly, now it is all trash content and reacting videos with big fond subtitles

[@evanetter]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@ReglazeRX]

I really miss the old school youtube.

[@ballin5144]

The fact that whales can’t breathe under water yet he is just cruising along the bottom 3000ft deep. Amazing footage man. And posted 17 years ago? One of KZbin’s first and finest (:

[@dylconnaway9976]

The people who were born the day this was posted will be able to vote in the next election.

[@TheIzroda]

Just saw this now too. Looks like the algorithm is picking it up.

[@thunderfox8310]

@@TheIzroda yuppp

[@blingbling2841]

Same

[@earthlingjohn]

What goes around truly is coming back around... I hope this means we start getting the good stuff again 🙏

[@chesterwilberforce9832]

Amazingly, they've been known to go to 7,000 feet for up to an hour and a half. Amazing creatures.

[@velocitymg]

Not only that they go so deep without being able to breathe but that their bodies are designed to compress to about a third their normal size and absorb the pressure of the water is just unbelievable.

[@AZVIDS]

Do they get the bends?

[@LizardKing1086]

@@AZVIDS It is possible, but far less likely. Marine mammals have a different lung structure which makes them less susceptible.

[@lisamaitland157]

@@AZVIDS They release air a little at a time as they go up.. Now Because their haemoglobin, and myoglobin are way much larger then ours in our blood stream. They store more Oxygen, in the blood after it reaches the Lungs. Their lungs are the same as ours, they need to come up for air. What makes them slightly different from us is, they have adapted over millions of years. One of these traits is called, compressing air in their lungs into the most smallest and confined area. The lungs will compress forcing the air into a smaller spot, the rib cage comes in more due to the lungs and pressure making it becoming smaller. This happens due to outside pressure is pushing in, triggering the ribs to compress. When this process happens, the rib cage will shrink to almost the size of the lung area making it more confined .This prevents them from imploding at deep depths. We build Submarines and submersibles with the same ideal in mind... Well Not like Ocean gate, real Submersibles. Confined area with a circle shape to keep the air in the smallest possible area, and the metal shrinks 1 1/2 inches also. = Whales do this with the air in the lungs and their rib cage. Some are better designed at it then others, this will determine which one's can go past 5,000ft. Same with Sub's some are better then others and can go deeper. Funny how we can take natures traits, and use it also see the deep.

[@andyappleton3353]

Yes amazing! But how does it taste?

[@AshleyPaquin1]

I love that KZbin is still showing a video from 18 years ago

[@laupao2595]

Thatz what I'm about to comment. 😅

[@chickenpopper]

Me three

[@qs2808]

I’m 2 years older than this video😂

[@ros_t5143]

Bruh

[@FreemanicParacusia]

I’m just glad the video quality isn’t degraded all to sh!t. It’s a problem with a lot of these older videos for some reason, that or they just were much lower resolution back then and nostalgia makes us think they were clearer.

[@chaosindustry2279]

Someone out there in the world lived through childhood, teenage years, now graduated and then got this video recommended.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Really? Wow!

[@staytrue1325]

Lmao that's me as of last year

[@lillidaisyASMR]

Hello me 👋 lol and maybe then some lol😂

[@jr2904]

I was still a junior in highschool when this was uploaded lol, and now I'll be 35 in a few months

[@myheroskryptonite]

this is me! I was 9 yrs old in 2006 when this video was uploaded. and just now watching it lol.

[@Crakinator]

Pretty insane for something to cruise at the surface, take a deep breath, and then spend several hours diving up to 7,000 feet deep in search of food. These guys are like living submarines. And in case you’re wondering how they hold their breath, their muscles are able to store huge amounts of oxygen, so they take a few deep breaths at the surface to oxygenate their bodies before diving deep.

[@indridcold8433]

Perhaps, but, I believe submarines are synthetic whales. The whales predate the submarines by 51.666.314.000 years.

[@Izzy-ws8xz]

"they are like living submarine"? lol bro think whales copies the design of submarines? It is always god creation first, then we imitate. not the other way around bro. should be: submarine is like a whale

[@Izzy-ws8xz]

whats next? birds are like living aeroplanes?

[@indridcold8433]

@@Izzy-ws8xz Maybe a tree is a living skyscraper. A snake is a living cable. A penis-fish is a living... Um, okay... this may be getting a little out of hand, no pun intended. We can agree the human created counterparts are inspired by the originals, born-in-nature.

[@devanov3103]

​@@Izzy-ws8xzHoly shit you're stupid. And arrogant.

[@mitaskeledzija6269]

He is like "Oh, hello there. We don't usually have visitors. What brings you in these depths?"

[@R3volutionblu3s]

"We started doing this so we didn't have to harpoon you guys anymore" "I see, well carry on then."

[@mcbrians.8508]

oh eh, we came down here to retrieve some billionaire's wallets... do you mind hitchhiking inside your mouth for a return journey?

[@The_Ballo]

"The view"

[@meshuggahshirt]

"I hear the squid is good this time of year"

[@konighartzderiv.4898]

More like:oh whats that? huh...no food... "Swims away"

[@pex1111]

The capacity and efficiency of the whale's lungs is INCREDIBLE!

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

Their oxygen gets stored in the blood at them depths. Their lungs also have a thick mucus like lining to stop them from permanently sticking together after being so compressed.

[@Franky46Boy]

They release all the air from their lungs before going deep.

[@HuyNguyen-kd5vz]

@@Franky46Boy just like how I empty my bowel before going to a Mcdonald

[@YouTubehndl]

They also have like 14 spleens to hold extra blood for oxygen reserves

[@sublimeade]

Yeah but how fast can they run?

[@Nick996]

Thanks for all the views and comments. Hilarious that this video is still being viewed today. Please hit the like button. 👍

[@bobmaster1246]

hi

[@bobmaster1246]

this is cool

[@raqqafeller152]

a-are you alive??? you must be older than dinosaurs…

[@harsh25156]

Just got recommended

[@juggernaut-7-6]

Just recommended, surprised to see your comment

[@johnnyfreedom3437]

I didn't know whales went down that deep. I'm 68 and I still learn something new everyday! Thanks to the creators!

[@weasel9062]

A few species can, sperm whales that hunt the giant squid that live deep, like this one is definitely a sperm whale.

[@MrSatchelpack]

I'm 2. You need to catch up bro.

[@自由石匠-b8k]

When this video were uploaded, you were just 51. How time flies!

[@stimannzz]

I am 59, it was crucial I learn about this b4 I got to 60!

[@Cycodude]

Some whales go even deeper than this, beaked whales can go down to 9,000 feet

[@eatwhatukiii2532]

It’s amazing that an animal SO BIG can be so stealthy, as well as be so agile moving through all the man-made clutter without bumping and smashing any of it.

[@1Plebeian]

as long as you don't step on any twigs you can sneak around pretty well as a whale.

[@jwalster9412]

​@@1Plebeianair has a lot less pushing against you at all times, imagine being something this big in the water and having to constantly fight it to stay on course.

[@EdmundSampson-pd7vi]

In complete darkness

[@mateuszd.9668]

I love that we can clearly see how much confused is the camera operator by just looking at cam movement.

[@KierStarmerIsEvil]

Same with me I'd be like what the f lol this is what makes KZbin great unlike 95% of crap on here

[@Trainboy1EJR]

We knew it was a whale by the video title, the Camera operator would have had to try to determine what he was seeing in real time while making sure that none of the equipment was hit or damaged, while also trying to get a clear shot of whatever he was seeing, also trying to get focus while stuff was stirred up from the bottom as it passed. Camera operator did a fine job!

[@YodaOnABender]

0:14 whale jump scare was not in my cards for today

[@Sam89365]

This video was posted 17 years ago just so the algorithm could bring us all together today. Hope everyone is doing good and if not I hope there are calmer waters on your horizon.

[@dragoncult666]

🐳🙂

[@billyjean5934]

this a certified classic so could have been worse

[@pettykittyfam]

🤗 🐳❤

[@SuicideSeason4545]

Happy sailings to you!

[@KingDing0Ling]

What a nice thing to say sir, likewise.

[@MadScientyst]

As per several comments....it's been 17 years & I'm really hoping this awesome, gentle giant is STILL out there alive & kicking!! 🤩🤩

[@BastardKitty]

Me too! Great comment. 😊

[@silvershamrocknovelties5723]

Calm down man.

[@lordfrostdraken]

Lets fuckin GOOOO

[@R4G4M3MN0N]

Yikes, lay off the ecstasy

[@i1bike]

Sperm whales arent gentle giants

[@someguy95981]

I love all the double takes the rov operator does with the camera

[@superzilla784]

This would've scared the hell outta me, thinking it was some kind of sea monster.

[@Kevinofrepublic]

Just because we know what a whale is doesn't mean it's not a monster. Whales are insane and I respect them. Find me a better animal on earth that better defines a monster.

[@whitehorse8558]

​@@Kevinofrepublic Monsters are vicious beasts. Whales are notoriously kind, at least for the most part. In size? Oh, yeah, they're monsters

[@jasonneysha]

That is amazing for a mammal to be that deep! Just amazing, thanks for sharing!

[@facekoo]

Sperm Whales routinely go down that deep to hunt for Squid, they are capable of going as far as 10,000 feet as well.

[@onetwo-gt2tr]

its 3000 feet i suppose

[@PatrickDelabrenne]

nope. 3000 meters, this is just normal for a Cuvier's beaked whale.

[@stine4132]

@@PatrickDelabrenne sir that is very clearly a sperm whale..

[@maxdurbin3033]

​@@PatrickDelabrennewhere'd u sea meters

[@centex7409]

17 years, one of the first KZbin vids.. And finally the algo pushes this absolutely mind blowing content. The whale was surprised to see the light and all the human activity.. That was full blown curiosity and surprise on the whales part..

[@NK73080]

I was born on the day when this was filmed

[@giyuutomioka8133]

@@NK73080plot twist: you are the whale

[@NK73080]

@@giyuutomioka8133 I am reading this on my whale sized phone at the bottom of the Atlantic

[@kyletv908]

😮 i can't imagine this is possible😅

[@jwalster9412]

​@@NK73080I was a few years old.

[@bearrett50kal17]

It's crazy that I've actually been using KZbin since about 2006 and I just now get this video recommended, it's a nice reminder of how much cool stuff is here, I love these old short videos of people just catching cool stuff on camera.

[@TH75767]

also a reminder how it can be all controlled.

[@PurePain_1]

I love how this video is older than half the people here

[@Thepc425]

Stop attacking 😂

[@effective_cmpote]

KZbin, will all of its flaws today, is truly a time capsule. I wonder how far we'll see it go. "This video was posted 50 years ago". Im 30yo so I got to witness the rise and evolution of social media and these platforms. When youtube inevitably dies, i wonder what will happen to the archive or if it will just disappear like our myspace accounts.

[@PurePain_1]

@@Thepc425 Attacking who? Did I hurt your feelings? 💀

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

This is an og KZbin classic. The algorithm was very kind for once

[@JETZcorp]

It's crazy that a whale can do this, but a Los Angeles Class nuclear submarine cannot. The official stated maximum depth for those is 650ft, although it's safe to assume they can go somewhat deeper, with some estimates being closer to 1,400. That's still SO MUCH LESS than the whale. It has lungs that need to not collapse or leak. It has blood that needs to not get bubbles on the way back up. Amazing.

[@VictorGarciaR]

As they are holding their breath, they have the same ammount of air on their lungs and dissolved on their blood. So they have no problems when coming up again. Like in freediving vs scuba diving, its only a problem if you breath air down there, you need to rise back slowly

[@MasterChief773]

Their lungs do collapse and they have special traits that help them with nitrogen bubbles while ascending. There is a pretty good/short sperm whale documentary on KZbin by Real Science that I watched a few days ago haha

[@beepboop9848]

Humans can go deeper than that sub too without a submarine because were mostly made of water. Look up comercial diving depths.

[@midnull6009]

@@beepboop9848 Not even close. Not w/lungs filled w/air. That air has to be replaced by something more dense.

[@freeanimals594]

​@@VictorGarciaRNo free or scuba diver can reach that extreme depth.

[@vquoi2]

0:50 Sigh, well back to the boring job of inspecting the flowline jumper Amazing footage. Those unexpected moments of discovery in the deep must be like randomly glancing at a dusky sky only to see a perfect sunset after a long day.

[@patronsaintofpoison]

Lord Byron! Is it really you???

[@VirtualAutonomy]

@@patronsaintofpoison lmao

[@haydnrogan6789]

You know work is boring and demoralising when you start the eloquent prose.

[@troillandford7679]

I remember this video being shared in Facebook like a decade ago. Happy to see it again

[@deejaycurls1683]

time.

[@earthlingjohn]

Whale: "dang, those dry land critters leave their stuff everywhere !"

[@VideoManDan]

what about the wet land critters?

[@Zedeezia]

"I am trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty." -the whale probably

[@northseaempireenjoyer6388]

“Multiple Leviathan Class lifeforms detected, are you sure whatever you’re doing is worth it?”

[@Mr.PapuXDXD]

In another day of: "Why did youtube recomend this to me?", we got: "Whale in 3,000' of water"

[@thedrvn]

Holding breath that long is one thing but the strength to contain the air under that pressure! Incredible!

[@TheAdequateMedia]

well they suck at bowling so... there's a balance

[@fakiirification]

whales dont hold their breath. their muscles themselves act as oxygen reservoirs. They take a few deep breaths at the surface to exchange gasses, then dive as many as 7000 feet down in search of squid and other snackos

[@billyrocket62]

The whale itself is under the same pressure as the water around it and any gas inside of itself. It is all in balance. It requires no effort.

[@_Rustodian]

I'd be impressed if they could exhale at that depth! Holding it in is no problem with the amount of pressure they're under.

[@viktornei]

This is Cachalot and 3000 ft means less than 1000 meters is an average depth plunge for Cachalot (AKA Sperm Whale). They are capable of plunging down to 2300 meters, or 7500 ft.

[@Hate---Love]

Correct! This is like easy mode for that whale.

[@yp77738yp77739]

You sure? I thought it looked more shark like than cetacean. But no expert.

[@viktornei]

Yes, I'm sure.

[@juleslaw8432]

This is one of oldest videos that just randomly popped out on my yt account. Amazing video!

[@Fractvred]

*Whale looks at light* “Nah, I’d win”

[@nickstonge-lt6si]

The youtube algorithm got me here 17 years later

[@katyalupochev9589]

That must’ve made the ROV operator’s whole year! Such a cool thing to spot, being able to turn the camera and look at it in real-time

[@jovan-noble-guy749]

I like Wales, I ' ve never been in Wales, but I heard the people are good-looking and speak a different language called Welsh. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👑🐋 0:37

[@Blutteufel]

They do-it's basically just a mix of English, alcohol and inbreeding.

[@Cybeldar]

18 years old. Better quality than any Bigfoot or ufo video filmed today.

[@MickieDsNuts]

Whales exist. Bigfoot and aliens do not. That's why. 😊

[@MrSoccerball100]

This video takes me back to a simpler time of 17 years ago. I wish I could go back and tell myself what I know now.

[@joaovitorreisdasilva9573]

Even if it is a whale, and the vast majority of them are super friendly and chill af, that is kinda terrifying.

[@sarascott9347]

It's a sperm whale. They dive that deep and deeper to hunt giant squid. You can search pictures of them with sucker scars on them from fighting the squid

[@Keith-jp6jw]

bull sperm whales have been known to sink ships by ramming them because they are territorial and aggressive. Prehistoric livyatan sperm whales also are considered to have killed megaladons in the same way.

[@904jagzsuck5]

'even if it is a whale..?' TF else u think it is? 😂😂😂

[@kade-qt1zu]

​@@Keith-jp6jwYou misunderstand their comment.

[@Keith-jp6jw]

@kade-qt1zu I understand his comment. Was sharing a fact I found interesting that is related to the video. Bye.

[@farficknuger3673]

That would have scared me so much.

[@aaryo_dhravidan]

I just liked your 12 year old comment.. Are you even alive now?

[@SimonZettinig]

Lol

[@pougnoob6508]

Hey dude

[@pougnoob6508]

@@aaryo_dhravidan I just liked your 1 yeald or comment... Are you even alive now?

[@farficknuger3673]

@@aaryo_dhravidan Just saw this. Hell yeah brother I'm doing great. God bless GME

[@Underscore_The]

Sperm whales are so unbelievably adapted for deep diving, its kind of crazy, like they can hold their breath for 2 hours

[@yurikendal4868]

I figured it was A sperm whale. The colors are solid and they hunt big creartures. There would be no reason for orcas to be there

[@LincolnFowler-ki4zw]

I don’t know why but for me, deep water videos are terrifying

[@kepler240]

Terrifying when you're not expecting it.

[@TheodoreJudah]

This has to be one of the first videos on KZbin!

[@rociioro]

Love how the ROV itself seems surprised for the sudden apparition of the whale

[@ZvonECR0]

Props to the camera man for holding breath and going THIS deep for this footage! Thank you!

[@gregalan8333]

That is a robot camera. Men cannot free dive to 3000 feet the pressure would kill you.

[@ZvonECR0]

@@gregalan8333 that was a joke, but thanks for the heads up :)

[@colin857]

Camera man doesn’t die

[@lilxdez5744]

It was a robot.

[@Babom_Official]

​@@lilxdez5744no it wasn't, robots can't swim and they get damaged by water. It was a diver, trust me

[@KronosIV]

As a guy who studied cetaceans, what we don't know about Sperm Whales is much greater than what we do. They are strange, fascinating, and brilliant creatures.

[@barrelrolltoday6051]

And loud!

[@harukatakahashi8822]

Finally, you're the first one

[@Leo-fk9ch]

With about 2800 psi over its entire body, it’s amazing the whales lungs can hold the air and not be squeezed completely out. Or, its eyes able to withstand those pressures. While working as a structural engineer at Lockheed Martin marine division, we used high pressure chambers to test various materials and shapes. I’ll never forget a golf ball placed in one and water pressure increased to 3000 psi. The golf ball imploded and squeezed to half its size. A gold ball is a hell of a lot harder that a whales eye ball. Perplexing.

[@urmo345]

Sperm whales collapse their lungs

[@youre.right.]

This is why submarines don’t work, look at this man’s spelling! Would you get into something this man made?

[@pontiacg445]

Is it really perplexing? A golf ball is half air and a whale's eye is probably 99.9% water. Which one were compressible again, to several times it's initial volume, at this 3K PSI pressure? I need help, since I'm not some super smart injuneer....

[@_Josh___]

​@@pontiacg445Why are you like this?

[@alon-so]

@@youre.right.he did not misspell a single word, you imbecile.

[@Fizz_Dylan12]

The KZbin algorithm is indeed interesting. I've been on KZbin since 2008 and never saw this video despite there were way less content back then. And now there are millions of videos on KZbin and suddenly you got to see these really old videos.

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

Incredible to find a 17-year-old video on this site hitting the algorithm today. Almost as incredible as these gentle giants!

[@Saltinator]

Ah, a fellow OG, this vid takes me back to the heyday of youtube. Videos that were sweet, simple and right to the point. No BS. I joined october 2006.

[@graememckay9972]

Imagine being a commercial diver in a diving bell ready to get out and start your shift and that swims past your opening.

[@otarsulava]

Besides the whale, I'm excited about the fact that the vid was uploaded 18 yrs ago! Hello from 2024 ✌️

[@noonesbusiness675]

That was both very cool and very creepy. It just appears out of nowhere and disappears into the dark void. Deep ocean is terrifying. What else is lurking down below?

[@rockysoft2227]

Your 💩

[@9MAS91]

your mom

[@Braingrandchild]

@@9MAS91classic

[@IsIamIs-aye]

I was gonna reply with "Yo Mama" but I see it's already has been done

[@noonesbusiness675]

@@9MAS91 Aw, so that’s where she’s been. Thanks!

[@JustinBradleyPhotographer]

And the algo comes back again. This is incredible can you imagine being the guy inspecting the rig, never expecting to see something this big.... That moment of excitement, considering it could be something we've never seen before must have been incredible, at least just for a moment.

[@MadisonAtteberry]

The Whale: "Hey gang, just popping in real quick, what's happening?"

[@castercamber]

The water pressure at that depth and there it is swimming around...about as amazing as this video surfacing in my feed after 17 years.

[@dekisui]

So mysterious and mystifying, and thats not even accounting how hold this video is. I hope its still out there thriving and hunting and living a good life out there. Ty for this upload!

[@gregoryjamesaustin]

What's really mind blowing is when you consider how much the air it took in at the surface and what it has compressed down to that deep.

[@kevinkasp]

Yeah, I did the calculation. 88.5 atmospheres of pressure. In other words the whale took a breath, started diving and by the time it got down there the remaining air in its lungs were smushed to nearly 1/100th of its original volume.

[@VisceralHamster]

@@kevinkaspwell done 🫡

[@jwalster9412]

​@@kevinkaspdamn that's kind of impressive.

[@Cursalock]

⁠@@kevinkaspthey oxygenate their blood before they dive, they do not “hold their breath” like we do. They expel about 90% of the air in their lungs before diving.

[@Chromedomexx]

When you start seeing +18 years ago you know time is flyyyyiiinnggggg

[@andycraig7734]

This is amazing! Not only is this really deep, this is a critter that has to be at the surface to get oxygen! Also, any gases in its body would compress in size as they match the surrounding water pressure. I bet its lungs are just cute little mini-lungs at that depth!

[@kathyl9222]

Yes they compress their lungs and the oxygen goes to their blood.

[@walterrob5567]

The size of an orange, if i remember correctly.

[@Braingrandchild]

whale critter

[@McCarthy_Was_Right]

I think he smells a shit

[@destrobatman5640]

Well imagine it hunting for food and finding a Giant squid and having a huge battle, all on 1 breath of air😎

[@Seamata]

I don’t know why this video recommended to me after 16 years, but I’m not mad

[@BobGymlan]

This video was uploaded in 2006 and will soon be of legal age.

[@cringlator]

Sometimes we don’t have to post every thought we have online…

[@gusto8585]

Ahhh yes!! The kind of KZbin videos I Love!! No Funky Cheeks or Pranksters !! Just pure GOLD for the Soul!!

[@allfields]

I saw this in my recommended and it said "17 years ago" and I almost had a heart attack

[@skyserf]

Fun fact : Male elephant seals, in particular, undertake impressive deep dives during their foraging journeys. They have been recorded diving to depths of approximately 6998 ft.

[@garysmith643]

Wow

[@TheDevonleigh]

no shot

[@cattibingo]

Whatever tag the seal had on was definitely broken

[@MattCarvin]

I’d have to look this up to believe it and I’ll probably forget right after typing this. Wait, what was I typing?

[@calixa]

im frightened of it just sitting here far away in my pajamas.

[@mame9562]

Do you still have the same pajamas 11 years later?

[@fiveonefivealive]

If you think about it the ROV operator was also sitting very far away from the bot when it took this video. I like to think he was wearing pajamas too

[@daisuketakahashiだいすけ高橋]

lol dude

[@kirara2516]

What surprised me most wasn't the whale, but the fact that this vid is 18 YEARS old!

[@AngusMurray]

A very cool and rare encounter! Both for you guys and for me finding an awesome piece of KZbin History!

[@k.chriscaldwell4141]

Cool. Thanks for sharing. It interesting that a clip that seems inconsequential and is only 53 seconds long really is fascinating to see.

[@zizoumonk10]

That whale must be made of carbon fiber composite to be that deep

[@alexg1778]

I think I heard a cracking noise.

[@leprechaun3677]

Well…. The whale is clearly more suited than the Titan, so it really goes to show how shit Carbon fiber is at being submerged.

[@zizoumonk10]

@@leprechaun3677 why couldn’t they make the Titan out of that whale

[@mairivannella7050]

Every now and then, the KZbin algorithm gets it right. This is majestic.

[@Providence..]

I guess the algorithm decided to gather us all here, lol. The fact that 2006 was 17 years ago makes me sad though...

[@ForAncientKingAndElvishLord]

Same

[@killerfrank8974]

When I was first watching this, I was like, what whale? Then, all of a sudden, it's like, Whoa, HELLO there! And just as suddenly as it appeared, it disappeared into the murky abyss. For being under a minute, this little clip captures the magic and mystery of the oceans.

[@TheChosen2030]

I used to think a man could swim at deepest oceans and nothing happened to them. Since that titans tragedy . It shocked me to learn, in 3000 depth your body will implode and sub cant go that deep. Had no idea that water pressure was so high at that depths

[@averycheesypotato]

Water pressure can do serious damage to us. Even if you’re not going down far enough to be totally crushed, just going back up to the surface too quickly can kill. If you thought the Titan tragedy was horrific, do yourself a favour and don’t look up the Byford Dolphin incident!

[@glasstuna]

​@@averycheesypotatowhat? It's just a bunch of ground beef on a white table.😂

[@TheChosen2030]

@@averycheesypotato byford dophin incident!!!! I have checked that out. It was horrible way to go

[@221b-l3t]

​@@TheChosen2030 Explosive decompression of a high pressure diving chamber, mote like an aircraft blowing a window. Implosion is the exact opposite of Byford but the result looks similar (don't look at photos....).

[@colorsafebleach5381]

Subs can go that deep, and beyond. James Cameron went to the deepest point known. He went down 7 miles deep to the Mariana Trench

[@artofsam]

Its more incredible when you realise the only creatures you find at that level have evolved and adapted to withstand those pressures, for a whale to have the ability to swim on the surface and go down to those depths on its own free will is astonishing, how it’s able to withstand such pressure without succumbing to some kind of health symptoms shows just how powerful and resilient these creatures are.

[@djtaz112]

17 years later, this still amazes me.

[@BladeDoomer86]

As i say all the time, in the ocean, you can't see anything. Yet everything else sees you very well.

[@colorsafebleach5381]

Yep, but most any animal of the deep, if they came up and landed in the middle of land, they would be in the same predicament as us being in the deep ocean.

[@doryfishie2]

In the deep ocean, most creatures don't detect their surroundings by sight.

[@Scarletraven87]

Camera operator: AAAAAH! ALIEN! AAAAH! AAAAHHH! AAAAAAAAHHHH! OH GOD! OH GOD! AAAAAAHH!!! Oh, it's a whale.

[@TonyBoutHisMoney]

I was in 9th grade when this vid uploaded. Pretty much beginning of KZbin. I miss these days

[@LVXBackslashAirslash]

I heard about the sperm whale that they can dive more than 3000 ft deep. It's fascinating how a ROV that was probably working for oil drill managed to capture these wonderful animals.

[@tcb268]

Sperm whales have a very similar lifespan to humans, so this curious giant might still be cruising around today, but has sadly given us no more photo bombs.

[@VioletsOnMars]

Looks so creepy coming out of the dark like that. 😯

[@idriveastationwagon1534]

I just realized this video is from 2006…being recommended to us 17 years later

[@ohiovetoutdoors]

Unbelievably creepy. Thing the size of multiple buses just a few feet away and still pops out at you like whoa!

[@meganedwards5949]

I am Welsh, can confirm that this is not Wales.

[@yukisan78]

Thanks for clarifying. I thought that’s what Wales looks like after a heavy rainstorm. I wondered how you manage to get to work under such circumstances, encountering huge whales on your way there.

[@SeanFerree]

If I wasn't completely terrified of deep water before, I am now!

[@ReallyNoOneAtAll]

I love how the camera operator notices the tip of the whale coming into frame and just snaps to it like "What in the hell?" Imagine a building sized mammal sneaking up on you. The ocean is terrifying.

[@Red-Magic]

I love how whoever was controlling the camera SNAPPED it up like "wtf is that?!" when a white blur appeared across the top of the screen

[@PlaysK]

Awesome ! You may have been really surprised

[@raihanrms]

Oldest comment

[@bathynomusgiganteus2916]

A proper old channel that is still active, impressive.

[@aaryo_dhravidan]

21st January 2020..that is a tuesday. I replied to a comment that is 13 fucking years old.

[@Blck_Stallion]

Wow 16 years old comment. Are you still on earth my friend?

[@PlaysK]

@@Blck_Stallion yep still there ;)

[@aLittleBitFurther]

Crazy to see how the pressure changes their shape and makes them more streamlined.

[@klopt772]

How can you tell?

[@TimothyRicketson]

KZbin in 2006: should we recommend this cool whale video? Algorithm: woah there buddy, let’s not ahead of ourselves. Let’s give it 1-17 years and then see how we feel

[@alexsmith1257]

As someone who loves digging up obscure early pre 2010 vids I’m so happy this one picked up

[@NaniFatimana]

after 17 years YT finally blessed this video with an algorithm