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Feedback: maybe you could survive being swallowed by a whale
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Chris asked the Naked Scientists:
I read that someone wanted to know if you could survive being swallowed by a wale and you said no. I think your wrong if you had a air tank you would have enough air to survive. but I may be wrong. what do you think?
What do you think?
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Re: Feedback: maybe you could survive being swallowed by a whale
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Depends on the whale. IIRC most filter feeding whales have a very small oesophagus, so you might not actually fit through to go down to the stomach without being crushed. Larger whales you would probably get down to the stomach where you would quickly die from being immersed in the very strong acids present. The whale would also be in trouble when the acid digests through the tank regulator parts and dumps all the compressed gas as a massive bubble inside the intestines, you not being worried at that time as you would be dissolving and falling apart. Both you and the whale would die.
Remember, the fish that is swallowed is dead very fast, not good to have something with sharp teeth, or a strong set of suckers and a very sharp beak, able to live long inside where it can eat it's way out.
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