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That was no baby wheel, Jay!

By adamg on Fri, 06/11/2021 - 9:47pm

The Cape Cod Times reports on the lobster diver who was briefly mouthed up by a humpback whale before it spit him out.

Michael Packard reports he was a modern-day Jonah for roughly 30 to 40 seconds.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 06/11/2021 - 9:51pm.

The CCT consulted a whale expert - who happened to be the father of the mate who retrieved the diver.

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By adamg on Fri, 06/11/2021 - 10:00pm.

His name is Stormy Mayo.

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By Scratchie on Mon, 06/14/2021 - 10:20am.

Worst porn name ever.

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By Lecil on Fri, 06/11/2021 - 10:25pm.

Do I believe the water around here is ACTUALLY 60F as early as June 11th?!?

(Oh, and I hope this guy bought a lottery ticket after he got out of the hospital!)

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By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 06/11/2021 - 10:32pm.

I know. We've also had 5-6 days over 90F before June 10 - we used to get that many in a typical-ish summer.

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By anon on Fri, 06/11/2021 - 11:19pm.

Boston averages 14 days at 90 or above, historically, each year.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Sat, 06/12/2021 - 7:55pm.

Currently.

The 1951-1980 average was 8.5 per year for the Boston area.

Source: https://resilientma.org/datagrapher/?c=Temp/basin/tx90/ANN/Charles/ downloaded 6/12/21

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By mrBadger on Sat, 06/12/2021 - 2:06pm.

There have been reports of 60-62 around Boston, tho it's still pretty variable.

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By tachometer on Fri, 06/11/2021 - 10:29pm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5zrYie3d0Q

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By Theonlyjavy on Fri, 06/11/2021 - 11:56pm.

HELLLLLL NO.

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By MC Slim JB on Sat, 06/12/2021 - 3:47am.

encounter, but I can't guess what I'd do in this moment. In repose, I'd say, maybe flail around, hoping to be the unexpected olive pit that gets immediately spit out.

But in the moment? Freeze? Do, um, something? What?! Unimaginable.

I've been in a bad spot underwater, was pretty sure I was going to drown. (Next-to-last thought might have been, "Gotta admit, this bachelor party was going pretty great up to this point!") But that pales next to gettin' gulped by a fahkin' wheeel, Jay. That guy's a badass.

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By Sock_Puppet on Sat, 06/12/2021 - 1:50pm.

You build a fire with driftwood and make the whale sneeze.

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By Tim Mc. on Sat, 06/12/2021 - 4:01pm.

Humpbacks eat tiny little krill. They can't actually swallow a person.

Once this one realized it had glomped a hard object, it spit it out.

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By anon on Sat, 06/12/2021 - 9:24am.

to what animals go through. Except they don't get spit out.

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By Don't Panic on Sat, 06/12/2021 - 12:19pm.

Of course they do. If it doesn't taste good you spit it out. Hopefully in a napkin if you're human.

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By Angry Dan on Sun, 06/13/2021 - 10:01am.

His son handled a Q&A for his dad on the incident.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nydiqd/im_a_lobster_diver_who_recently_survived_being/

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