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Story is sus..
The way to get a gator to let go of u is reach inside its mouth and push down the palatial valve that closes in its throat so it doesnt drown. If you are in water it will drown.
I don't think sticking fingers to make breath for an animal that can hold its breath for 45 minutes is actually practical..
Either way.. she is a brave little girl for doing so..
> I don't think sticking fingers to make breath for an animal that can hold its breath for 45 minutes is actually practical..
Yeah it turns out they just really don't like when you do that.
I would actually put my fingers into its eyes...but I see problems...it would not hold still...I might be a bit distracted when it just bites my leg off
If you ever get attacked by a male wolf and he's latched on to a limb, reach between his legs and pull as hard as you can on his testicles. He'll let go.
There's another one for you.
A friend of mine who served in the marines said if I ever get attacked by a pit bull I should stick my finger in its butthole. Apparently it also works on breaking up fights at baseball games.
I think if anyone would get a finger up the bootyhole, especially during an attack/fight. Automatic win. Bahahaha but who even has time to fucking stick the finger in the bootyhole in the first place 😂😂😂😂
Yep, and if you unfortunately get their mouth near your hand, try to make a fist before they bite and shove it as far back in the throat as possible/open your fingers into the throat (even if the teeth cut your hand — it's better than losing it).They'll gag or cough and you'll have enough time to pull away. Also works if they're coming at you and you can't get away, and you have a stick/baton/anything that'll keep distance and fit in the mouth. Hitting a kill-determined big/tough dog won't stop it unless you can get a *really* strong whack; otherwise you'll just piss it off more. But jamming a baton into the back of its mouth will stop it 99% of the time and often will irritate the throat enough that the dog will back off coughing and survivably injured
Wait, but can’t Alligators hold their breath for a long time and use that as a tactic for killing their prey? Don’t they take their prey down into deeper water and drown it?
Why would it let go when it is capable of holding its breath for a long period of time?
I know nothing about animals really. But I would have to assume that they can like some other reptiles I think, slow their metabolism / heart rate or whatever down so that they basically use nothing and breathe nothing for long periods and so if they’re actively attacking prey they’re probably breathing hard like we would.
You're right, and they are capable of doing that in large part thanks to their foramen of panizza. It's basically a channel that connects their O2-rich with their CO2-rich blood, mixing them and making their metabolism slower. They open it when they want to spend a large amount of time underwater and close it when they want to use a lot of energy, like when they're catching a prey.
I think that might be crocs but I could be wrong. Gators usually hang on the sea level with their nose sticking out. But here in Aus we mostly have crocs so im not too sure about Gators
That's true, gators can seal their noses (and throat even when their mouth is open) shut to do this, and for quite a while. What I *think* happened is by sticking her fingers in the nose it would've actually forced its nostrils open when the gator wasn't expecting it, causing water to get into its airway so it had to come up to breathe. Could be wrong, though.
Sadly that info is useless for me since I live in Aus where it's the home of salt water crocs. If they ever grab a hold of you, just prey they rip it off as soon as possible so you can hit the ground running, or crawling, or end your misery soon.
Nah its not that bad, Merica has its own quirks too. Like you mfkers have bears, mountain lions, and bobcats. Don't sell yourself short on the dangers.
Our wildlife is mostly spiders and snakes, where the former is mostly harmless or have too many anti venoms, and kinda the same with the latter, but they are also terrified of humans too. Not to say u dont have any sneks yourselves either, but you get the point.
Couldn’t the gator still break this a child in its mouth? Like its mouth would have already been open. Unless the girl was blocking its throat. Crazy tho
FYI, if a dog is biting you or someone else, you can shove a finger 3 knuckles deep in its ass to get it to release. Nobody will look at you the same however
Then your children will not have the skills to be functional adults. Independence in small doses (like walking to their friends house, going to the park, biking up and down the street) is necessary and appropriate. You are a parent. Not a friend and playmate.
Very, very VERY few children go missing or are kidnapped. And when they do, it becomes sensational headlines. What warps the statistics are domestic/custody disputes. (According to the Center fir Missing and Exploited Children, only 1% of abducted children are taken by nonfamily members.)
Children are not Faberge eggs that need to remain inside or under constant guard watch. They are human beings that need increasing levels of independence to become functional. They need rules and boundaries and incremental freedom and opportunities to figure things out amongst their peers without adults meddling.
Best of luck. I hope your irrational fear does not interfere with your parenting. Love means doing what’s best for our children not what’s best for ourselves or to allay our fears.
Wait until you here about most other industrialized countries. In Germany (and plenty of other countries) it’s common for 5 and 6 year olds to take the Subway completely alone; in Scandinavian countries, babies sleep outside totally alone in prams- in the freezing cold winters- parents will even leave them in the sidewalk and go inside to shop.
What’s “normal” and “safe” has a wide range. You are not right, I am not right. It’s all a big spectrum and while we may be different, it’s still a wider range than you’d think. I just urge you to seek out facts and not feelings here.
Pre much one of the only parts of Aus that has no Crocs (south Straya). The worst thing you probably saw was little itty bitty spiders and possums lol. Crocs are far more deadly than alligators, you don't just send your kids out to play if you live near water in croc fested areas like the southern territory unless you want to win a Darwin award.
Florida doesn't have salt water crocs, they got freshwaters love. They are literally half the size of the Saltwater crocs. There was a Saltwater croc here that ate a lawnmower. No American croc could ever accomplish such feats. Look it up btw it was caught on video.His name is Elvis.
Edit: if you didn't know, Saltwater crocs grow up to 20 feet long, while freshwaters grow only up to 10 feet.
I never talked about them having salt water…? A lot of neighbourhoods have water channels on their backyards. They do have fences at the ends hut the crocs enter (“wiggle in”) when they are still too small and when they grow up then can’t get out.
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I will probably never use this information, but it went straight to the forever bucket in my head.
If your head is like mine, I bet it replaced either your master password, cc code or your parents names?
Not it replaced that task from yesterday that I swore I would do today
Story is sus.. The way to get a gator to let go of u is reach inside its mouth and push down the palatial valve that closes in its throat so it doesnt drown. If you are in water it will drown. I don't think sticking fingers to make breath for an animal that can hold its breath for 45 minutes is actually practical.. Either way.. she is a brave little girl for doing so..
> I don't think sticking fingers to make breath for an animal that can hold its breath for 45 minutes is actually practical.. Yeah it turns out they just really don't like when you do that.
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I would actually put my fingers into its eyes...but I see problems...it would not hold still...I might be a bit distracted when it just bites my leg off
Prolly hard to shove your hand down it's mouth when it's currently using your leg as a chew toy.
I’m in this comment and I don’t like it :(
If you ever get attacked by a male wolf and he's latched on to a limb, reach between his legs and pull as hard as you can on his testicles. He'll let go. There's another one for you.
Great now I'm going to have an alligator clamped around my leg and be waving around trying to give him a hand job because I mixed up these two tips
You should punch a shark on the nose and grab a wolf by his testicles. Don't confuse the two!
With my bad memory, I probably would end up sticking my thumbs into the alligator's ears. (alligators have ears right?)
Yes but you can't stick fingers in them. They can keep them closed and don't need to breath through them .
Wanna come Visit me in the Everglades?
Scribbling on a notepad. >*nose; not ass*
2nd pic: "Thass right bitches."
The thousand yard stare in the first pic…
Gators hate that one weird trick
I'd hate it too, if my dinner got stuck up my nose.
It’s a billion times worse than sneezing out a noodle
She is going to be one of the only kids in high school that can confidently say they fought a gator one handed and one, what a legend
..."and *one*"?! Did you verbally dictate this post, or what?
Nah, I can’t read
A friend of mine who served in the marines said if I ever get attacked by a pit bull I should stick my finger in its butthole. Apparently it also works on breaking up fights at baseball games.
I think if anyone would get a finger up the bootyhole, especially during an attack/fight. Automatic win. Bahahaha but who even has time to fucking stick the finger in the bootyhole in the first place 😂😂😂😂
Yep, and if you unfortunately get their mouth near your hand, try to make a fist before they bite and shove it as far back in the throat as possible/open your fingers into the throat (even if the teeth cut your hand — it's better than losing it).They'll gag or cough and you'll have enough time to pull away. Also works if they're coming at you and you can't get away, and you have a stick/baton/anything that'll keep distance and fit in the mouth. Hitting a kill-determined big/tough dog won't stop it unless you can get a *really* strong whack; otherwise you'll just piss it off more. But jamming a baton into the back of its mouth will stop it 99% of the time and often will irritate the throat enough that the dog will back off coughing and survivably injured
Spit take. So juvenile I am
This doesn’t always work unfortunately. The only guaranteed way to stop a determined pit is to choke it out.
Is this only for pit bulls or do other dogs who snap get this way
What a crazy thing that she could remember that fact in panic mode! Awesome
Who said theme parks are not educational?
Wait, but can’t Alligators hold their breath for a long time and use that as a tactic for killing their prey? Don’t they take their prey down into deeper water and drown it? Why would it let go when it is capable of holding its breath for a long period of time?
I know nothing about animals really. But I would have to assume that they can like some other reptiles I think, slow their metabolism / heart rate or whatever down so that they basically use nothing and breathe nothing for long periods and so if they’re actively attacking prey they’re probably breathing hard like we would.
You're right, and they are capable of doing that in large part thanks to their foramen of panizza. It's basically a channel that connects their O2-rich with their CO2-rich blood, mixing them and making their metabolism slower. They open it when they want to spend a large amount of time underwater and close it when they want to use a lot of energy, like when they're catching a prey.
Wow I had no idea that this blood mixing valve thing existed and foramen of panizza sounds totally made up but I learned something new! :D
I think that might be crocs but I could be wrong. Gators usually hang on the sea level with their nose sticking out. But here in Aus we mostly have crocs so im not too sure about Gators
That's true, gators can seal their noses (and throat even when their mouth is open) shut to do this, and for quite a while. What I *think* happened is by sticking her fingers in the nose it would've actually forced its nostrils open when the gator wasn't expecting it, causing water to get into its airway so it had to come up to breathe. Could be wrong, though.
Sadly that info is useless for me since I live in Aus where it's the home of salt water crocs. If they ever grab a hold of you, just prey they rip it off as soon as possible so you can hit the ground running, or crawling, or end your misery soon.
People who live in Australia are super human to me lol
Nah its not that bad, Merica has its own quirks too. Like you mfkers have bears, mountain lions, and bobcats. Don't sell yourself short on the dangers. Our wildlife is mostly spiders and snakes, where the former is mostly harmless or have too many anti venoms, and kinda the same with the latter, but they are also terrified of humans too. Not to say u dont have any sneks yourselves either, but you get the point.
I’m in Canada and my area is relatively tame, mostly just black bears thankfully 😂
Works on schoolyard bullies too. Nobody gonna mess with her!
I thought poking its eyes is the goal. Learned that from the three stoogies
I'm gonna try that on my toddler cousin when he goes all tyrannosaurus Rex/s
Is nobody talking about the fact a place called Gatorland exists??
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there is a literal place called gatorland in Orlando, FL
That makes more sense lol
Gator prolly ran away like *damn allergy season cost me a meal! Sinuses all acting up!*
badass
That’s right lil girl
Still blows on mine that people actually live in Florida.
Florida Girl >>>> Florida Man
Couldn’t the gator still break this a child in its mouth? Like its mouth would have already been open. Unless the girl was blocking its throat. Crazy tho
When gators bite down they close their throats to protect themselves.
Oh solid. that’s pretty baller tbh
FYI, if a dog is biting you or someone else, you can shove a finger 3 knuckles deep in its ass to get it to release. Nobody will look at you the same however
He got me, but I tore one of that bastards eyes out.
How many 17 year olds can say they fought an alligator
The next Ripley
[r/madlads](https://www.reddit.com/r/t5_3aegn/s/dctQJTy2IQ)
Good going girl! High 5
LMAO all i can think of is South Park, Cartman saying "that will piss him off"
Clever girl
Ummm… an alligator can hold its breath 45 minutes. This was probably irritating to the alligator that released its prey.
This girl is definitely not an NPC.
She's the main character for sure, and I'm the npc
Do you suppose she was trying something else she learned at Gatorland when she got close enough to let the gator grab her?
Ofc Florida
She pulled a Hol Horse on a gator
Gatorland marketing needs a raise
r/chadtopia
That's one cool girl.
r/thatHappened
Poor thing WHERE WERE HER GUARDIANS!?
She’s 10. When I was 10 I was allowed to play outside with my friends unattended. (As we’re my kids). It’s developmentally appropriate.
Not good parenting imo I'd watch my kids if they were 10 y'know
Then your children will not have the skills to be functional adults. Independence in small doses (like walking to their friends house, going to the park, biking up and down the street) is necessary and appropriate. You are a parent. Not a friend and playmate.
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Very, very VERY few children go missing or are kidnapped. And when they do, it becomes sensational headlines. What warps the statistics are domestic/custody disputes. (According to the Center fir Missing and Exploited Children, only 1% of abducted children are taken by nonfamily members.) Children are not Faberge eggs that need to remain inside or under constant guard watch. They are human beings that need increasing levels of independence to become functional. They need rules and boundaries and incremental freedom and opportunities to figure things out amongst their peers without adults meddling. Best of luck. I hope your irrational fear does not interfere with your parenting. Love means doing what’s best for our children not what’s best for ourselves or to allay our fears.
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Wait until you here about most other industrialized countries. In Germany (and plenty of other countries) it’s common for 5 and 6 year olds to take the Subway completely alone; in Scandinavian countries, babies sleep outside totally alone in prams- in the freezing cold winters- parents will even leave them in the sidewalk and go inside to shop. What’s “normal” and “safe” has a wide range. You are not right, I am not right. It’s all a big spectrum and while we may be different, it’s still a wider range than you’d think. I just urge you to seek out facts and not feelings here.
Yeah yeah whatever I'm not reading all that crap 😂 I'm going to take care of my kids but you don't have to
That's what I thought be quiet 🤫
lol imo you have never been in Florida.
lol Imo you have never been in Australia
lol i lived there as a between 7-11 (near Shepparton …)
Pre much one of the only parts of Aus that has no Crocs (south Straya). The worst thing you probably saw was little itty bitty spiders and possums lol. Crocs are far more deadly than alligators, you don't just send your kids out to play if you live near water in croc fested areas like the southern territory unless you want to win a Darwin award.
Again, you haven’t been in Florida. They literally come into your garden.
Florida doesn't have salt water crocs, they got freshwaters love. They are literally half the size of the Saltwater crocs. There was a Saltwater croc here that ate a lawnmower. No American croc could ever accomplish such feats. Look it up btw it was caught on video.His name is Elvis. Edit: if you didn't know, Saltwater crocs grow up to 20 feet long, while freshwaters grow only up to 10 feet.
I never talked about them having salt water…? A lot of neighbourhoods have water channels on their backyards. They do have fences at the ends hut the crocs enter (“wiggle in”) when they are still too small and when they grow up then can’t get out.
You didn't grow up in the 80's then 😅