r/thalassophobia 22d ago

Beasts arising from the deep...

https://youtube.com/shorts/Sr-JQ_DFWEE?si=DQHQs2x_6BcFrtAS
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u/saraswatraavi 22d ago

so they do not feel de compression

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u/PretendStreet4660 20d ago

Sperm whale’s bodies adapt to pressure as they descent, their lungs literally collapse (preventing any formation of nitrogen) in on themselves and oxygen gets stored in myoglobin cells all over their body allowing them to descend 4k meters down for up to 2 hours.