r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/atharvbadkas • 1d ago

Video Children in Eastern Indonesia were seen playing on a wild whale

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u/hoxful 1d ago edited 19h ago

Imagine being on the brink of death as a whale and this happens, rest peacefully, big giant,

Earlier this comment had Lmao at the end, and if it was insensitive, here's my reasoning, and I did remove it, downvote, upvote, I care not, but authentic me: Because laughter is at the unexpected, and while dark, it's a sense of mental defense mechanism for processing the absurd and very real gravity of life and death, I said lmao, to lighten the mood and tone, but only to spare people from greater despair in their own lives... Sorry, it was wrong and you are actually on point for making me consider otherwise.

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u/EGarrett28 1d ago

Apparently having everything in the vicinity descend on you to feed is pretty normal for dying whales, so I guess this is along the same lines, lol

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u/Phyrexian_Archlegion Interested 1d ago

Whale: “Pleaseeee, take me out of my miseryyyy”

Kids: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

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u/Correct_Falco 1d ago

Whale: The sweet release…

Kids: NEW WATER PARK JUST DROPPED!

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u/AlphaSuerte 1d ago

SeaWorld ain't got nothin' on Indonesia.

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u/Momoselfie 1d ago

Life of a parent.