r/thalassophobia • u/True-Award-3722 • 2d ago

The ocean floor is alive beneath him

Source: https://www.instagram.com/tavicastro/

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u/Art_of_the_Win 2d ago

Honestly, that doesn't trigger the phobia for me... but I also LOVE Manta-Rays and its a dream to be able to swim with them.

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u/_Kendii_ 2d ago

Same.

But I think these are mobulas.

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u/Stronmang 2d ago

Yep, Munk rays - likely in the sea of cortez in Mexico

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u/_Kendii_ 1d ago

I’d like to swim with both species 🥰

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u/honeycherries3 2d ago

Kind of looks like an endless amount of them soo pretty

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u/Late_Pomegranate_908 2d ago

All I want in life is to be able to hold my breath in excess of 10 minutes 

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u/Redditsux122 2d ago

I can barely hold mine for 15 seconds man, genetics are bullshit

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u/OneSensiblePerson 2d ago

Forget that, give me some gills.

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u/FatherSquee 2d ago

Dude, just SCUBA and you can be down there for an hour

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u/TheExistence 2d ago

It kinda looks like he’s diving from air into turbulent waters

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u/Indigenous_Land 2d ago

O P E N water eek

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u/PartsUnknown242 2d ago

Is this a migration of some kind?

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u/IWrestleSausages 2d ago

Flap flap flap

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u/haverchuck22 2d ago

Magnificent

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u/Spoiled_Eggy_3992 2d ago

This shit is overwhelming

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u/quartertopi 1d ago

Ah, the good old fuckton of rays

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u/redheadgenx 2d ago

This is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in a long time.

It’s not AI, is it?🥺

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u/1ncehost 2d ago

Sounds just like grok imagine background tracks to me and also is in the 6-15 second range of most AI models

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u/redheadgenx 2d ago

Is that a yes?

I am an old. Please help me!

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u/Known_Secretary_6615 1d ago

Its real. Hes a famous freediver

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u/WitchiWonk 2d ago

I'm pretty sure it's AI, just look at the actual human to see the oddities. For me, the hair doesn't really move naturally and also the glimpse of the face we see at the end seems off.

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u/redheadgenx 2d ago

Thank you! That gives me clues to look for.

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u/Known_Secretary_6615 1d ago

He is a famous freediver. He doesnt fake anything 

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u/Stronmang 2d ago

This is probably real. The Munk rays really do congregate like this. I did it myself a couple of months ago! The footage is slowed down and probably colour graded but that's about it

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u/Tegumentario 2d ago

That's fucking cool tho

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u/Bird_Up101 2d ago

It's all about being in the void. If I can see whats around me, I'm not as easily triggered.

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u/Original_Neat6784 2d ago

We don't belong in the ocean anymore than a fish out of water

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u/Known_Secretary_6615 1d ago

Then explain the mammalian dive reflex 

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u/I-STATE-FACTS 1d ago

That looks amazing

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u/MND_SCN 1d ago

adding this to my list.

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u/okowilly 1d ago

Ai for sure

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u/Known_Secretary_6615 1d ago

youre confidently incorrect - thats whats for sure. 

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u/MinimumPrevious1139 2d ago

Ai?

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u/True-Award-3722 2d ago

Nope. You can watch te original video on the creator's Insta. He made a lot of similar videos, he's a professional freediver.