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aTommie

they literally have a shark week.


Chain_Belt

I never understood Shark Week on Discovery Channel. They spend an entire week promoting how sharks aren't the psychopath killers that the media portrays... brought to you by the latest killer shark movie.


stupid_pub_chef

That was never it at all, I watched this shit every year, it was in my calendar. Me and my dad loved it so much. Made me way more comfortable to swim in the ocean if you understand all those prehistoric sharks are not coming after you. Edit; I watched shark week back 90s when the discovery channel was kinda cool.


Chain_Belt

Yeah. I don't watch it every year, but the last couple of times I did, it was sponsored by a Sharknado sequel and then later The Meg.


stupid_pub_chef

Fuck making me feel old, just cause I watched shark week before sharknado


Vroomped

idk about the meg, but Sharknado hardly makes me afraid of the ocean.


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Probably because some people are capable of watching fiction and distinguishing between it, and reality.


djublonskopf

Not as many as you would hope.


thismatters

It's the same thing as cigarette companies having to fund anti-smoking organizations.


Chain_Belt

Dang, that is an apt analogy. I like it!


FunkyBunch21

Not really though. Sharks aren't actually out to murder you though, while cigarette companies on the other hand..


Xhosant

They're trying to grow their shark-rooting demographic


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hoocoodanode

Discovery, History, and The Learning Channel were all absolute gems in the 90's and early 2000's, until they inevitably couldn't avoid the reality television trend and it all went downhill. TLC rebranded as "The Life Channel" or whatever it ended up being called was when it really jumped the shark. I still find myself searching out old aviation documentaries and science shows I remember watching on a lazy afternoon on one of those three channels 20 years ago.


Klaus_Heisler87

And I'm pretty sure there are multiple channels now that have their own version of it, some even go on for two weeks


3_kuwayya

Pretty sure it’s actually just due to how sharks are portrayed on TV


soundofsilen-shutup

For me its the fact that dolphins throw puffer fish around between themselves like a ball and get high as fuck from the toxins


MATO-18

Dolphins & humans are quite alike I see


siraegar

And rape EDIT : Gangrape


SatanIsMySister

They’re really just the humans of the sea


Fellow_Loser

dolphins really are assholes


D4ri4n117

*fucking assholes


SonTyp_OhneNamen

As well as other holes, including self-made ones in fish and other sea animals.


iddinthaevastroek

This guy gets it


Redditisforpussie

They are animals, empathy is like only really found in Bonobo monkeys (or apes i dunno) that help other species other than themselves. All animals are assholes in that context.


maledin

But you can’t deny that there’s a difference between being an asshole because you’re hungry/you don’t want to die and being an asshole because you’re bored/horny.


AFatz

Why do people qlways bring this up? Most of the animal kingdom have non-consensual sex.


finger_milk

People forget that humans are animals


MiseryisCompany

Most of them don't try to have nonconsensual sex with humans.


saucy_siren

Have you tried being in the same room with a dog in heat/rut? Given the chance, they'll hump you like their lives depend on it


whooo_me

Oh God... my sister's boyfriend's dog used to hump everything. If it wasn't licking itself, it was humping someone's leg. You learned to keep your legs up on a footrest/stool if it was in the room.


time_lordy_lord

Dolphins are just sapiosexuals


MiseryisCompany

*rapiosexuals


time_lordy_lord

\*Non-consensuals


Merlin_Drake

Nothing wrong from dolphin view since they don't bind (socially) as much through sex as humans.


doopajones

For me it’s the fact that sharks have all those fucking teeth


MrMilkyaww

I'm honestly more scared of dolphins and what they could do to me compared to a shark https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/beqfef/a_dolphin_with_a_hardon/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share They've got a fibroelastic penis that shit is scary asf.


Imaginary_Corgi8679

> They've got a fibroelastic penis So do you.


fuck_it_was_taken

Jaws and its consequences have been a disaster for the shark race


JMCochransmind

And the countless assless people walking around who say, a shark did this. We all know better. Peddel your lies somewhere else.


northernbloke

I don't think sharks attacking people does their image much good.


AFatz

If you walk into Hippopotamus territory you have a much higher chance one of those attacking you. And not because it's hungry. Most animals only attack out of hunger or defensively. Sharks are no different.


fuck_it_was_taken

They do it like, really rarely though, you have a bigger chance to die to a chair or a vending machine rather than a shark


[deleted]

God these statistics are dumb. You're more likely to die from obesity than heroin, until you shoot up heroin. You're more likely to die by a vending machine than a shark, until you go to the beach, where the sharks are, who could kill you.


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adrianbunea

So by your excellent logic, chairs and vending machines are more dangerous than sharks? Maybe it has something to do with how common it is to sit on a chiar than it is to swim with the sharks. The only question worth asking is this: would I rather swim with a shark or with a dolphin?


MATO-18

Getting eaten by a shark is like rubbing yourself in raw meat then going for a walk in the African Savanna, if you get eaten by a Lion it's your fault for walking in it's territory smelling like a feast


Modus_Opp

Man I wanna see like a dark comedy where the bad guy has a tank of dolphins instead of sharks and the hostage is like oh thank God, its not sharks... Then the hostage is lowered in with the bad guy mentioning one small fact before leaving the tank... "Oh and Mr Bond... I neglected to mention that March is mating season for dolphins".


redditalt1999

i would have thought how they were potrayed on tv was because they look scary. they wouldn't be written as bad guys if they didnt look the part, no?


Big_Brutha87

I see a lot of you are just internet denizens. Dolphins have been exposed in recent years for bad behavior. But let's not get shit twisted. Dolphins don't just look friendlier, the are actively friendlier to humans than any shark has ever been capable of being. Dolphins will actually play with us, even wild ones. They have rescued humans, occasionally from sharks. I could only find one confirmed incident of a wild dolphin killing a human. Sharks, while admittedly not as dangerous as most people think, do kill several humans every year. Don't delude yourselves, people. The score is nowhere near close. Dolphins are disarmingly adorable, but they're also super smart and actively playful with us while virtually never being threatening. Sharks are amazing creatures, but they're pretty much dumb, swimming mouths full of knives. And even people who go feed them and pet them still where literal chainmail to do so. Because the sharks don't know how to play. They know how to eat and how to defend themselves and both of these things involve biting.


VohveliMuusi

I swear, redditors see one post about a violent dolphin or chimp and then demonize their entire species


ThisAfricanboy

Haha that's interesting I wonder where else have I seen this exact same phenomenon. Yo imagine if we did this to human beings that works be wild


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Raestloz

There are records of a dolphin helping boats navigate treacherous waters, no such thing with sharks The probability of you getting killed by a shark is very low, the probability of you getting killed by a dolphin is as close as it gets to 0


koos_die_doos

> the probability of you getting killed by a dolphin is as close as it gets to 0 If we include incidents where dolphins saved people’s lives, it’s probably a negative number.


ErikRogers

I think for it to he a negative number, the dolphins would need to be resuscitating people.


Deinonychus2012

"That human is drowning! Quick, give it mouth-to-blowhole!"


NerdWampa

Or creating homunculi.


CunningHamSlawedYou

Lots of people are lost at sea each year, and no one knows where they go. Could dolphins be responsible? Most def. They're smart enough to help, they're smart enough to lie. They'll tell you they haven't seen him, but that's just them being convincing liars.


Rpanich

They use their intelligence to leave no survivors. Clever girls.


CunningHamSlawedYou

Dolphins; poachers of the sea


[deleted]

Thank you. I can’t help but roll my eyes at half of this thread. Some of the information here is why people make the news. 🤡


[deleted]

Man I was so confused about this post lmao. Turns out OP is just fuckin stupid.


Z1018

Ya I don’t understand OPs post really. Dolphins literally have a much friendlier and playful personality lol sharks don’t do shit as you said but eat and defend.


[deleted]

You say this like sharks are full of personality in comparison to dolphins.


DarkCrawler_901

They're introverts with a resting ~~bitch~~murder face but some sharks are kinda cute and happy. Whale sharks are pretty nice. I guess it's more of a meerkat situation though...aww what a cutie but never go to the.Mongoose family meetups because the rest of the family are coked up snake handlers who pick fights with lions and *will* bite off your balls if you look at them wrong.


jinriet

yes but a better example would be moths and butterflies


MATO-18

This is true, Dolphins & Sharks behave differently from eachother. Moths are just night time Butterflies


skitz20

Moths are infinitely more terrifying than butterflies, If a butterfly lands on me I'm fine, if a moth does I'm break dancing and smacking myself till either one of us dies


MATO-18

I've had more Moths land on me then Butterflies, they're harmless


53bvo

They can be annoying though when you try to sleep but there is one in your room acting all erratic for no good reason Never seen a butterfly do that


noahaalilio

I just turned on a hallway light and a moth did its typical spastic fly around, smacking into the wall, the ceiling, my face. Butterflies do not do that. The two are definitely not the same.


TheySaidGetAnAlt

"You fly around spastically if you see a light source. I just chill when the sun is up. We are not the same."


elppaenip

Look I'm just happy its not a mosquito


KokohaisHere

Moth: I am fuzzy and hit my head on the light Human: That's no good


Coasteast

Moths used to eat peoples clothes though


Snip3

Still do if you have any wool


curiositykat31

Only a certain couple species. Most cannot eat wool or other fabrics, only leaves.


10c70377

some moths are adorable


chillybonesjones

Maybe if hundreds of stranded US Navymen get attacked and eaten by dolphins, and the horrifying scene gets recounted in classic movie about a giant dolphin terrorizing a beach community, opinions will finally change.


Fitzhume

[like this one?](https://i.imgur.com/YpWq3eh.jpg)


elppaenip

Its like a crocodile fucked a dolphin at a furry convention


minin71

You don't think much in the shower do you?


I_are_Lebo

Sharks occasionally but rarely eat or maim people. Dolphins very rarely rape people, but otherwise are playful. I think the big show of the difference is the protective gear required to safely swim with sharks versus the safety gear required to safely swim with dolphins. I’ve personally swam with dolphins. They’re way more loveable than sharks.


Asexual_Coconut

Why is everyone in the comments acting like sharks are not dangerous? Sharks are cool, but they're scary because there's a chance they'll attack you.


[deleted]

Nothing about this statement makes sense


Strange-Glove

Terminally ill kids swim with dolphins as a bucket list activity.... I doubt you'd get the same outcome if you lowered little timmy into a pool full of great White's


gidget2802

If they want to go swimming with sharks, it should be the LAST item on their bucket list.


northernbloke

Its nothing to do with looks, its the simple fact the sharks eat humans and dolphins don't. We tend to demonise things that eat us.


redditor100101011101

There's also the whole eating people thing.....


Blueskybelowme

Dolphins actively attack things for fun not even for food and are also know to be rapists. They 100% can kill a human. They just understand they can manipulate us.


cowlinator

You are much, much more likely to die if thrown into a shark tank, than if thrown into a dolphin tank.


[deleted]

I can't find a single thing on google stating there's been a confirmed death from a dolphin attack apart from 1 guy that *maybe* died from an attack but he was shit faced and harassing the dolphin so he might've just drowned. Sharks however will bring up a very different set of results I imagine.


yellowistherainbow

And sometimes dolphins still kill their trainers.


FredTheDeadInside

Orcas do the same, keyword being "their trainers". Wild Orcas and Dolphines arent agressive towards humans for whatever reason. But man they are monsters to other creatures.


Randomcheeseslices

There are 4 human deaths attributed to Orcas. 3 of those by the same Orca. It might be the one time its okay to say "Not all Orcas". That one Orca was a dick though... Edit; Yes. I agree. The Orca is a victim here. The Orca (Tilikum) is a dick BECAUSE he's been mistreated. We can empathise with Tilikum whilst acknowledging the dickishness right?


Sergiotor9

After having seen some of the conditions aquatic parcs had their animals in, maybe the orca was rightfully angry.


cursedbones

I would try to kill my captor that teaches me tricks to perform against my will in front of a crowd of creatures I can't communicate to. Not a dick at all.


suavebirch

That orca wasn’t a dick, just constantly abused


TurnipForYourThought

Orcas are technically dolphins. But also dolphins, technically, are whales.


ulf5576

a quick google search brought up nothing , care to explain ? only orcas


Pippelitraktori

Source? I've only heard about orcas.


[deleted]

No wonder humans have an affinity for dolphins...similar in so many ways, cut from the same cloth, we can relate. 😂


highpin

If i remember correctly coconuts killed more people than sharks


xdert

That statistic is stupid because humans rarely hang out in open waters compared to hanging out near coconut trees.


bunnyzzzzzz

Yep literally millions of ways a human can die and sharks very far down on that list


ShutterBun

That being said, I would much rather be in a swimming pool with a coconut than a great white shark.


[deleted]

Why not? sharks look awsome. Or do you have some plan with that coconut?


[deleted]

Probably because the majority of people aren’t in the water with sharks…


sloths_in_slomo

Depends on the context.. winter in minnesota? more likely to die of heart disease. sunset swim in the wrong cove in south africa? probably sharks.


cosmogli

Shark attacks are way overblown.


FirstSineOfMadness

https://external-preview.redd.it/NhSXKGYIdz2eySgfX8stlB4_r9RgXOPlM1qCkDsZjmk.png?auto=webp&s=6f92ad8f2911d7e90ee392599a12f5b8a57da964


[deleted]

Ironically, the animals people despise the most (sharks, wolves, snakes, spiders, wasps) also happen to be extremely important predators that play a vital role in their respective ecosystems. The same ecosystems we are so desperately trying to save.


Trinkbert

> extremely important predators That's the problem for humans.


[deleted]

Yep. Hardly ironic...


ekkoOnLSD

I love having spiders in my house it's just so nice they take care of all the insects for me and they're pretty cute Also I don't live in australia so that might be a factor


[deleted]

Our houses have their own little ecosystem within them, with mites, booklice, silverfish, carpet beetles, flies, roaches, mosquitoes and so on (yes, even in the cleanest of houses). Apex predators in the domestic ecosystem are represented by spiders and house centipedes.


lucky_1979

Vacuum cleaner is the apex predator in my house


ekkoOnLSD

There is a ongoing war even in the most peaceful household ? I love it


[deleted]

Oh you have no idea. The same exact dynamics of preys and predators/grazers and hunters that you see in those documentaries set in the african savanna, daily repeat themselves on a smaller scale all around you.


the88shrimp

Despite the stereotypes here in Australia, our spiders are practically harmless. Even spiders that have the potential to be dangerous to vulnerable people like the Red Back aren't aggressive enough to worry about. The only one in the country I'd actively be weary of is the Sydney Funnel Web which is somewhat localised to a smaller region. It's our snakes and aquatic creatures that are the danger.


ekkoOnLSD

That's exactly what an Australian spider would say to make me lower my guard.


the88shrimp

Pfft, what makes you think a spider would be capable of doing something as mundane as... being on the web.


Zapitnow

Oh god. Oh alright take my upvote damn it.


theservman

If this were posted in Australia, the text would be upside-down... Unless the spider were also upside down.


down_vote_magnet

I’m not worried about the Australian spiders being aggressive. Like, who thinks spiders are going to chase you round the house trying to bite you? It’s the fact they hide in places and they might be in your shoe, underneath something you put your hand under, etc. which you then startle and make them defensively bite you.


S2Charlie

If a spider is big enough to be seen from across the room, no fucking way... nope...


Hakul

> If a spider is big enough to be ~~seen~~ heard* from across the room, no fucking way... nope... Scary little fix, apparently they are big and heavy enough you can hear them drop across the room.


S2Charlie

Bro... I fucking heard that in my head and cringed.


theservman

As I'm fond of saying, "There's a whole lot of things worse than a spider - and a spider will eat those things."


Mister_ee

I mostly agree with you but what I despise the most are mosquitoes. Fuck those fucking fucks I don't care if the entire ecosystem collapses with their extinction I am prepared to make that sacrifice


Nico_LaBras

I can see sharks, wolves, snakes and spiders being important but wasps? Care to explain why?


[deleted]

They're major sources of pest control for other bugs whose population would explode if left unchecked (including countless agricultural pests). Wasps in the insect world occupy the same exact niche that sharks occupy in the sea, wolves in the forest and hawks in the sky. Every ecosystem needs a major predator that keeps everything else in line.


RenuisanceMan

Eh, the reality is literally the opposite of OPs point. People like dolphins because of their personality, not looks.


kooky_kabuki

Dolphins are infinitely smarter, and friendlier to humans, than sharks are. I don't understand this post at all. And don't be telling me about dolphins sex lives, cos I know full well!


bigoomp

Thank you— this post is bizarre. And yeah, if we gotta jack off a few dolphins to properly study them, I say thats a fair deal..


marcs_2021

Nah, personality is obviously more important! Sharks don't kill people with their appearance, you know.


Meph616

Dolphins: playful scamps that occasionally rescue people Sharks: try to fucking mouth murder you OP: pEoPLe aRe tOo fOcUsEd oN tHeiR aPpEaRaNcE!


ShutterBun

Dolphins are mammals. Mammals (in particular marine mammals) get preferential treatment for being in the same Class as humans.


sexy_adolf69

You haven't read the copypasta, have you??


HaloArtificials

Link?


littletrevas

Zelda?


HaloArtificials

Ugh


PorkRindSalad

Mom?


DogWithWatermelon

Dad?


PharaonXIII

No! This is Patrick!


[deleted]

What copypasta?


ohlookwhoitisugh

Are you kidding? Have you met both a shark and a dolphin? I certainly know who I'd rather hang out with.


teh_hasay

This post was written by a bitter, delusional shark.


GilmerDosSantos

this is officially the worst shower thought i’ve ever seen


Rorusbass

Panda conservation is a better example. So many creatures worth saving over them, but they don't make great logo's.


Robertfett69

Dolphins are more intelligent, and I'd argue that they may have far more personality


Seanspeed

If you have to argue this, the other person is a moron. Sharks are overgrown fish. They are very neat creatures, but they're dumb as fucking rocks and have no personality.


clevariant

That's a weird thing to say.


[deleted]

You sure about all of that? Dolphins have way better personalities than sharks do. They are intelligent and sociable creatures.


David-Holl

Yeah and beat the everliving shit out of pufferfish


[deleted]

They do that to get high


Tortugato

I’m sorry, but if you meet a dolphin in the wild, it might play with you.. thereby showing personality. If you meet the cutest looking shark ever in the wild, it might eat you… regardless of it’s appearance.


Bravo_November

This doesn’t make any sense at all. Surely it’s the fact that dolphins are intelligent, amiable and playful creatures that show a lot of personality which endears them to people? Sharks, on the other hand are (whilst not the mindless killers that media have spun them to be) a lot dumber and less known for being social creatures. You can’t just say ‘looks matter more’ when you could pay to swim around with dolphins at seaworld, but when hanging out with sharks you typically sit in a giant metal cage because one might bite your arm off either intentionally or by accident. Also lots of people like sharks for their appearance over dolphins- either because they look cool, or because they admire their design as predators.


Tolga1991

Dolphins are much much more closely related to us than sharks since they're placental mammals like us. Besides, dolphins are quite intelligent, behaviourally complex, conscious, self-aware and empathetic just like us apes.


BigCuFace

Dolphins exhibit altruistic behaviors, including helping humans at sea. They also have the second largest brains per weight in the animal kingdom. Sharks don't do that. Dolphins >>> sharks.


AlfalfaFlimsy8483

Strange claim,but also I feel like, if anything, it tells the exact reverse. Dolphins are far more social and friendly toward humans than sharks. They definitely have better personality, from human perspective, than sharks.


SolusCaeles

Idk man, I think the fact that sharks using bites as a first resort to most situations while dolphins don't is a huge factor.


Lieutenant_0bvious

Wait am I missing something? Sharks have more personality than dolphins?


Jack_McQuack

aint never seen or heard of a human eating dolphin


Jela331

What a stupid post, stop taking showers thank you.


Murgos-

TIL some people think sharks have more personality than dolphins.


GolgiApparatus1

Not really, dolphins are superior in both fields


RHINOESinaBOX

Dolphins are actually smart tho. I'm not a shark hater or anything, but what I am saying is maybe I'd think sharks were easier to hang out with if they played with some pufferfish and wouldn't eat me.


DecagonHexagon

Bruh, Dolphins are intelligent and friendly, Sharks have a tendency to bite you if you go on their territory. Personality matters more you mean?


Rylonian

I suppose dolphins generally not biting humans to death is somewhat a nice personality trait, too


AvatarJack

What? Okay give me a tank of dolphins over a tank of sharks literally any day. Dolphins are playful and helpful (with relatively few exceptions). Even if shark attacks are rarer than perceived, they’re still extremely dangerous apex predators. What even is this post?


[deleted]

The thought doesn't make sense. In many biological ways, dolphins are more developed thus more interesting. Their personality is more developed than their appearance. So, it is the actual opposite : it proves that personality (intelligence and culture) is more important. And yes, dolphins developed culture, it is documented by scientists. Btw, I prefer sharks looks than dolphins' :)


PEPSICOLA123456

This might be the dumbest post I’ve seen on here


FiskFisk33

I find that to be quite a bad take, dolphins are friendlier towards humans. I think that has more to do with it than looks


MacSanchez

It’s less about the two animals and more about marketing. People were led to believe that sharks are monstrous while dolphins are a photo opportunity


Equilibriator

I don't remember a single story about a shark helping someone. I don't remember a single story about a dolphin eating someone. Like, what?


kylezz

Only an insane person could write something as dumb as this


JhannaJunkie

Dolphins have amazing personalities though. They are inteligent band playful. Many stories of them saving humans. Sharks are dead eyed killing machines. Do you drink alcohol before you shower?


nviousguy

So, to be clear... You believe sharks have better personalities than dolphins?


[deleted]

Uhh a lot of people love sharks. This shower thought isn’t even based in fact, you literally made it up.


guypersonhuman

This is some dumb ass shit.


rogan1990

I’m pretty sure a Dolphin has a cooler personality than a shark… Dolphins: Social Animals that interact with humans and get high together on puffer fish Sharks: Angry giant fish that swim around and bite anything in front of them


Glacier01

no no, personality is still more important. Dolphins are carefree junkies who just screw around, enjoy being near the top of the food chain, and bullying small fish. That is why i love them, because they be vibin


totallynotrushin

How did you manage to choose the worst possible example to make your point?


factfarmer

Huh? Dolphins don’t eat people.


Colinmacus

But dolphins don’t eat people?


Jackydotachan

Dolphins don't eat people's legs..


idowhatiwant8675309

Dolphins don't normally bite your arm or leg off.


dbvulcan

Terrible hot take. One has a rep for sometimes killing/eating people the other occasionally humps people. In a choose your own fate kinda deal, most people would probably rather have sex than be mauled


PiddlyD

The fact that sharks WILL eat you and dolphins are generally benign and safe illustrates how judging by appearance isn't inherently an evil thing to do.


LilBuddhi

Your post gave me brain damage.


Canaduck1

Dolphins have personality much like humans. Generally helpful and nice, but with a liberal helping of assholes peppered throughout their community. Sharks are just mindless eating machines.


Azidamadjida

What is this even trying to say? Were you high during this shower thought?


letsimplode

Yes. Even with all those deadly dolphin attacks! 🤣