Well, I guess swimming in the ocean is off my list forever.
Here’s yet another reason to fear the vast, open sea. A recent simulation has shown exactly what could happen if you were unlucky enough to be swallowed whole by a sperm whale.
Most people, when thinking about ocean dangers, usually worry about sharks or mythical beasts like Cthulhu. That makes sense.
Ever wondered what it would feel like to be swallowed by a sperm whale?
Who really wants to be dragged beneath the waves, torn apart, or even just lose a few chunks?
If you’re building a list of irrational fears, a simulation of being swallowed by a sperm whale would probably rank pretty high. Sure, running into a sperm whale—a creature roaming deep oceans from the equator to the icy edges of the Arctic and Antarctica—is highly unlikely while swimming.
Still, being prepared can’t hurt, right? If you were swallowed by this ocean giant, the outcome would almost certainly be grim.
A video showing this simulation was shared on the Zackdfilms YouTube channel, and viewers are now swearing off the ocean indefinitely.
The narrator explains: “If you were swallowed by a sperm whale you would be squeezed down its massive throat.”
“You’d continue down its esophagus and into a series of stomach chambers that are filled with digestive acids.”
It’s as horrifying as it sounds. The simulation even uses a dummy with a permanently screaming face to drive the point home. Charming.
The narrator continues: “These acids would immediately start breaking down your body.”
“But even if you managed to avoid the acid, the lack of air inside the whale would quickly cause you to suffocate.”
Honestly, I don’t know how Jonah managed it.
People online have been reacting to how terrifying the simulation is. One viewer said, “Bro I swear this channel gives me unlocking phobias.”
Another added, “What makes it scarier is that there’s no light and the smell.”
“Whenever you try to ask for help, no one would hear you and you would just rot there.”
“This is ACTUALLY traumatizing, not just a slightly weird animation,” remarked another.
Interestingly, a real person survived a similar encounter. In 2021, Massachusetts lobster diver Michael Packard was accidentally scooped into the mouth of a humpback whale while diving. Luckily, he didn’t face the grisly fate shown in the animation and was spat out just seconds later.
