Humpbacks are strictly plankton/krill feeders, with a maximum throat diameter of about 8 inches. It never had any intention of actually eating the diver. Basically an extreme case of mistaken identity.

Great story though. Glad he survived with no injuries

The whale probably spit him out once he tasted that the guy was a patriots fan.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This guy not only survived a humpback whale swallowing him but 10 years ago he survived a plane crash in the jungle of Costa Rica where 3 people onboard were killed. He survived for days in the jungle with a few other passengers before being rescued. ��<a href="https://t.co/nC2sdk3GHv">https://t.co/nC2sdk3GHv</a></p>&mdash; Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href="https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1403741103363293185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It's not hard to believe. Sea life is pussy shit compared to land creatures. Minus the teeth they're mostly just soft tissue and cartilage. If you ever find yourself swallowed whole by something like that you beat the **** out of it's insides until it "rejects" you.

I'm still skeptical

http://imgur.com/RKSOONF.gif

Seems entirely plausible to me.

Why are you always so insufferable?

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