Blasting underwater tunes to try and keep killer whales away is a bad idea for multiple reasons, a researcher says.
I’m glad orcas have finally had enough of our shit.
I’m firmly Team Orca.
+1
I am wholly and unironically on the orcas’ side here.
They target small sailing boats that do no harm.
It’s like attacking children because their parents are bad.
That’ll learn em
I’m just worried that people will start shooting them. Otherwise I agree.
Orcas mourn, that would be downright fucking insane. Elephants mourn and will literally track you for months to trample your ass for killing one of them.
Theories are that this is how it started.
Richard Harris could tell us what a bad idea shooting one turned out to be. Apparently not enough people have seen Orca, because that shit was scary.
Wow, that seemed like a very revealing trailer. Arguably don’t need to see the movie now, I guess they did 'em differently back then.
2nd amendment rights for orcas. Strap some 50cal machine guns, waterproofed, to their heads Dr Evil style.
I’m not one to actively encourage increases in military spending but if it’s to outfit the orcas, I’m all for it
I’m more worried orcas will start shooting us.
I couldn’t blame any ocean dwelling creature that took justice into their own hands (or fins) at this point.
They should be safe. Richard Harris has been dead for a while.
The orcas thought the humans wanted to start a mosh pit.
They were just head banging.
Probably should have used new-country.
boat not designed to moshpit with whales…
We need to design one, moshing with orcas sounds metal as fuck
Of course not, do they not play Doom? It makes orcas 100% more metal.
Who can Metallica sue for this?
In retrospect, they may not have appreciated the thematics of Blood and Thunder.
Gojira would have been a much better option…
NOW I CAN SEE THE WHAAAAAALES
LOOMING OUT OF THE DARK
Whale noises intesify
I knew exactly what I was getting into here and you didn’t disappoint. Damn I miss their show.
If you haven’t seen it, “If The Emperor had a Text to Speech” very much reminded me of the irreverent tone of Metalopalypse
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Making the Orcas feel like Doom guy when the music kicks in will surely stop them.
Headbanging music backfires on sail powered mosh pit.
Film at 11.
PS: … keep the whales at bay? I sea what you did, marine biopunologist.
You mean like Bay Area trash metal? Metallica, Slayer, Death Angel?
As well as a bay being a body of water where whales can be.
This could make a great Metalocalypse episode.
Are there any videos of this happening? Any videos at all?
A half stick of dynamite or a few M80s would drive them off. However customs could be difficult with explosives on board.
Personally I think a about 110volts at 2200ohms should do the trick, just put a few electrodes in the water near your rudder and turn up the juice. Should be pretty easy to conceal from customs. Blackfish will learn quick to avoid the zappy boat…
“Bro I’d totally beat the shit out of an orca.”
Are you saying a half stick of dynamite or 2000 volts of electricity next to an Orca’s head won’t run them off or stop them?
I’m saying you seem wildly insecure.
No I’m pretty secure that a half stick of dynamite and/or 2000 volts of electricity will keep a blackfish away from a boat.
Lol what an edgelord
You don’t have to be edgy to be right.
This is why the orcas are attacking us. And we clearly deserve it.
Perhaps but if they endanger the safety of a vessel with people aboard then it’s time to light off some explosives or fill the water with electricity.
This is exactly why they’re attacking. Humans fucking up their environment.
LMAO you think Orcas have some kind of environmental vendetta against humans like some Captain Planet episode.
Please tell me more!
LMAO you think Orcas have some kind of environmental vendetta against humans like some Captain Planet episode
…Well, kind of yes.
One biologist theorized that the attacks originated with a female orca, known as White Gladis, who may have been harmed by a boat. As the theory goes, White Gladis began to act defensively around seagoing vessels, and other orcas picked up the behavior.
White Gladis began to act defensively around seagoing vessels, and other orcas picked up the behavior
So not at all related to the environment?
I know that these orcas have somehow been personified for some people online as nature’s divine wrath, but that’s literally not what they are.
They’re just animals being animals.
It sounds like if we eliminated or deterred the Orcas who are exhibiting this behavior it would stop others from learning it. No?
Orcas are endangered, so no, you can’t go around trying to shock them or blow them up.
You’re an idiot. When has that ever worked?
No go on, you’re in the thread about Orcas turning on people, give us your theory you gun-totin rootin-tootin hard man.
I’m not a marine biologist, I don’t have a theory on Orca aggression.
I just know what would keep them from damaging a boat and would most likely deter them from attacking again in the future. High voltage and underwater explosions are pretty well understood by all creatures.
So you know nothing about orcas but you definitely know what would deter them in the future. Got it.
Man you’re so cool
Mandatory Orca Mosh Pit is my new punk band name
Yeah, let’s start an orca mosh pit. That’ll fix 'em!
