You probably know that humans have only explored about 5% of the world’s oceans.
But did you know that the number of viruses in the ocean outnumbers the amount of stars in the Milky Way? Or how about the fact that the deepest part of the ocean stretches down about 36,200 feet? How much do you know about hydrothermal vents? As it turns out, these deep sea vents can reach temperatures of up to 700 degrees Fahrenheit. But don’t worry, if you ever made it that far down, you’d likely be crushed by the water pressure before you were melted.
Are these facts starting to make you sweat? If so, you just might have thalassophobia, or the intense fear of large bodies of water. While many of us love a trip to the beach or going swimming in a warm lake in the summer, these places serve as other people’s worst nightmares. And if you’re certain that you’re purely a land creature, you might want to avoid this list. But if you’re interested in exploring the depths of the ocean and the insane amounts of power that water has, you’re in for a real treat.
1. Deep Water Swell
2. A Huge Wave
3. Alex Dawson’s Award-Winning Viciously Haunting Scuba Diving Photos
4. When You’re Swimming And Feel Seaweed Touching Your Feet….. But Actually
5. Posted On R/Damnthatsinteresting But Thought It Fit Better Here
6. Finnish Nature Photograph Of The Year By Antti Strang
7. Standing At The Edge
8. No Land In Sight?
9. Freediving Near Iglesias, Italy
10. This Shot Was Taken Off Moalboal . On The Island Of Cebu, Philippines. This Guy Was Free Diving With Just A Mask. I Was Lucky Enough To Catch Him Coming Up Through A Bait Ball. Shot With A 5dsr 8-15 Mm Lens Set At 10 Mm 200th Sec @ F8 2 Ysd1’s
11. Worlds Smallest Inhabited Island
12. Thalassophobia And Submechanophobia Combined Into One Photo
13. The First Underwater Photograph. At A Depth Of 195 Feet In The Mediterranean
14. In France, “La Fosse Dionne” Is A Seemingly Bottomless Water Pit. Despite Several Attempts By Divers, Its Depth Has Been Impossible To Find. Exploring It Is Now Strictly Controlled As Multiple Deaths Have Occured
15. Saw This Picture On Facebook From The Page Wonders Of The Planet Earth. A Shipwreck Being Reclaimed By The Sea
16. The Arch In The Blue Hole, Egypt Which Has Infamously Claimed Up To 200 Lives
17. Rebreather Diving, Eastern Slovakia
18. When You Fear Of Flying And Your Fear Of Water Meet Eachother
19. This Photo Is Anxiety Inducing For Some Reason
20. Stairs Down To The Flooded Level Deep Inside A Mine
21. Point Nemo, You Are Closer To Astronauts Aboard The ISS Than Humanity
Are stingrays another sea creature that makes you uneasy? Rest assured, their stings are rarely fatal. Shiffman explained to Parade that stingrays are not even capable of stinging us unless we step on them, so if you’re in an area that’s known to house them, try walking using the “stingray shuffle”. Basically, this just means to drag your feet across the sea floor rather than picking up your feet with every step. This way, you’re much more likely to just scare them away than to accidentally end up with a sting.
22. I Figured You Would Appreciate This
23. The Idea Of This Tunnel Caving In While You’re 60 Ft Below The Surface Of The Ocean
24. Abandoned Silver Mine Shafts. Lake Superior Thunder Bay Ontario
25. Reminds Me Of Spirited Away And Not In A Good Way
26. Used Night Mode On My Phone And…
27. I Could Never
28. Somehow This Is Also Thalassophobia And Claustrophobia. It’s An Illustration
29. Dean’s Blue Hole In Long Island, The Bahamas (Via Willtrubridge)
30. The Drop Of
31. Posted This On R/Submechanophobia But Thought It Would Fit Here Too. And Odd Broken Pier Support That Looks Just Like A Hand
32. Would You Spend The Night?
33. Made My Spine Crawl Just A Little
34. Calm But Eerie
35. Imagine Being Stuck There
36. Dragon Hole In The South China Sea Is The World’s Deepest Blue Hole, Plunging Down 300 M (987 Ft)
37. Supposed To Be Relaxing But It’s Actually Terrifying
38. Oceans Drop Of For You To Remember How Small You Are
39. I Made Some Art To Recreate The Feeling From A Beach Dream I Had Where The Waves Were So Big They Blocked Out The Sun
40. Lake Ponchartrain Causeway Bridge In Louisiana
41. The Wreck Of The Titanic. This Photo Gives Me Anxiety…
42. The Final Moments Of The SS Andrea Doria (1956)
43. This Creepy Dock I Was On Tonight
44. Floating In A Ship
45. Exploring The Mysteries Of The Ocean
46. Sweden’s New Submarine
47. This Teaser For The New Netflix Show “1899” Gives Me Chills
48. Ah Yes, Underwater Active Volcanos And Mutant Sharks, That’s What The Ocean Needs, It Wasn’t Scary Enough As Is
49. Into The Darkness
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