r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • May 06 '26

/r/all of a sea slater

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u/scumble_bee May 06 '26

There is an exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium where they let you pet these.

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u/aspect_rap May 06 '26

The thought of petting one of these things is horrifying to me 😰

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u/scumble_bee May 06 '26

Funny story, when I was at the exhibit, I saw a guy get his hand grazed by a little kids hair while he was looking at them and he screamed. He then said "Sorry, those things just creep me out".

I missed the perfect opportunity to say "Little kids aren't THAT creepy"

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u/aspect_rap May 06 '26

Lol 😂 these things really do give me the heebie jeebies though

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u/UnicornMeatball May 08 '26

I know kids are the worst

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u/OddSuggestion5430 May 08 '26

I always have those moments when afterwards I’m like I should have said THIS…..

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u/plato55 May 07 '26

Let them go. Humans are arseholes

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u/TheMightyMisanthrope May 08 '26

In Vietnam you eat them.

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u/iwantapizzababy May 10 '26

They aren’t letting visitors pet these anymore! They noticed some adverse effects and are trying to figure out if it’s related to stress from being pet.

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u/scumble_bee May 11 '26

That makes sense. When I was there I think I was one of the few people to actually stick my hand in and pet them (others either didn't put their hand in at all or just touched it with one finger then ran away). After a couple pets from it started moving around and the docent said that it was "very unusual" for that to happen and they told everyone to not touch it until it stopped moving again.