Blasting underwater tunes to try and keep killer whales away is a bad idea for multiple reasons, a researcher says.

    • @Dead_or_Alive
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      LMAO you think Orcas have some kind of environmental vendetta against humans like some Captain Planet episode.

      Please tell me more!

      • stopthatgirl7OP
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        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.

        • @SCB
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          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.

        • @Dead_or_Alive
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          It sounds like if we eliminated or deterred the Orcas who are exhibiting this behavior it would stop others from learning it. No?

          • stopthatgirl7OP
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            Orcas are endangered, so no, you can’t go around trying to shock them or blow them up.

            • @Dead_or_Alive
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              Never stated I wanted to blow them up. If they attack my rudder I want to ensure the safety of my crew and scare them away from the boat.

              • stopthatgirl7OP
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                And if either of your ideas were actual viable someone would have tried it always. But your plans risk injuring the orcas, which you can’t do because they’re endangered.

                • @Dead_or_Alive
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                  If they attack my vessel I have every right to respond and defend my vessel. It’s even easier if I’m in international waters.

                  • stopthatgirl7OP
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                    511 months ago

                    No, you don’t actually, tough guy.

                    If you ever get a boat, I hope the orcas eat it.

          • @StorminNorman
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            111 months ago

            You’re an idiot. When has that ever worked?

            • @Dead_or_Alive
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              Your a moron, no one has been documented trying. Go flap that uneducated cock holster somewhere else.

              • @StorminNorman
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                Yeah, they have. Just because you have the bare minimum brain cells to stay alive and don’t know shit about the subject doesn’t mean it hasn’t been done before.

                • @Dead_or_Alive
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                  011 months ago

                  Your word is worth less to me than bullshit. Bullshit is at least useful for fertilizer.

                  • @StorminNorman
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                    It’s cute that you think I care. Well, I do, cos shit like this is why the world is falling apart. But your personal attacks hold no weight against me. I ain’t a pretty person, I’ve been insulted all my life, this is nothing compared to what I’ve heard. But then, that’s probably on me for expecting better from you. Especially since I have plenty of evidence that your intelligence is questionable…

      • @sizzler
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        No go on, you’re in the thread about Orcas turning on people, give us your theory you gun-totin rootin-tootin hard man.

        • @Dead_or_Alive
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          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.

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            So you know nothing about orcas but you definitely know what would deter them in the future. Got it.

            • @Dead_or_Alive
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              I mean logic dictates that a half stick of dynamite or 2000 Volts of electricity going off in their face would deter most if not all terrestrial creatures that we know of.