This Group Is All About The Fear Of Submerged Man-Made Objects, And Here Are 30 Of The Scariest Pics That Will Make You Want To Swim Away
InterviewImagine that you’re swimming out into your local lake. You’re a capable swimmer, you know this body of water like the back of your hand, and you feel confident while athletically stroking through water enveloped by the early morning mist. You decide to dive underwater for a bit—you know, for fun—and that’s when you see it: the shadowy silhouette of something huge, rusted, and covered in seaweed. You panic, rise to the surface, and swim to the shore. Trembling. Terrified.
What even was that?! That, my dear Pandas, was but a taste of submechanophobia, the fear of fully or partially submerged man-made objects, from sunken ships and propellers to sculptures and buildings. The r/submechanophobia subreddit, a vast community of 375k people, is a place to explore that deep, lurking fear in photo format.
Let’s plunge in, shall we? Remember to upvote the pics that scared the bejesus outta ya as you’re swimming through this list. We’d also love to hear your thoughts about the photos, so if you’re brave enough, you can dive to the very bottom and drop us a line in the comment section.
One of the moderators of the 'Submechanophobia' subreddit, redditor Pubocyno, gave us a glimpse into the exciting underwater currents of the community, shared their take on tackling our fears, and revealed the very interesting origin of the phobia itself. Pubocyno told Bored Panda that they're actually a very active wreck diver in their free time! What's more, they create detailed shipwreck maps.
"I like to spend much time underwater. There is this sense of awe when you discover underwater wrecks for the first time, a little bit of excitement and a little bit of terror—not to forget the sense of history, especially in those wrecks you know have had casualties," Pubocyno said that even though they don't have submechanophobia themselves, they nonetheless have a "great respect" for all things underwater. You'll find the moderator's other insights deeper into the article, dear Readers.
Bored Panda also reached out to Alastair Bailey, a DSD Divemaster who has done a whopping 500 dives while working at the Byron Bay Dive Centre in Australia. Check out what he had to say below as well.
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Underwater Shark Statue At Lake Neuchâtel
I wouldn't so much as bathe without an armed guard standing by!
Load More Replies...I can't help imagining the background story to this nightmare: "Patrick, we decided you should design that underwater statue." "But I hate people, especially divers. That scum is the worst!" "Just do what you are told, man!"
And I immediately pictured Patrick and Spongebob being the builders 😂
Load More Replies...The artist has hit on the essence of what we fear, too: being spotted and eaten.
after seeing this, i wouldn't ever swim in open areas like this ever again
A dream to one day dive to this statue is one of many reasons why I'm going for my open water certificate. There's a great video of this one in subreddit r/interestingasfuck as well.
This is not starting out well. Why am I on this page? I am a good swimmer but my dark water fears and shark phobias are extreme🤦🏻♀️😂
Harsh! very creepy! I would not bring my fellow mimics to this lake.
For the love of...!!!! I would just die....right there in water....from a damn heart attack
ngl if i saw that i would probobly drown from shock, i hate it soo much
We be work'n on a 3D video projection program to accomplish the same affect only with lots of threshing movement. Like to join?
OMG!!! I'd never go in natural water again. It would be pools for me for the rest of my life!!!
no no no no please this is the FIRST POST and im already regretting clicking on this
Whoever put that thing down there is one one sadistic little creep. :o
There are actually freshwater sharks - and I don't mean just Bull sharks that can go in brackish water. They're river sharks found in Asia and Australia. So, yeah, you'd be okay in a lake, but that statue would scare the bejesus out of me.
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Oh hell no, we all just saw on another post how google hires a bunch of people for development etc and then out source the work to less fortunate countries to pay less and gets government bonuses for "providing so many jobs". Take your s**t somewhere else
Load More Replies...Serpent D'océan In Saint-Brevin-Les-Pins, France
Open-air work of art, the Ocean Serpent with 135 vertebrae 130 meters long, produced in 2012 by Chinese artist Huang Yong Ping, appears to the rhythm of the tides north of Saint-Brevin on the foreshore, at the tip of Nez-de-Chien.
This Used To Be A Boat, Now It’s A Island
The ‘Submechanophobia’ subreddit will be celebrating its 8th birthday on July 10, so if you’re a fan of the uncomfortable photos they post, drop by, say ‘hi,’ and congratulate them. Just… don’t forget your diving gear, powerful waterproof flashlight, and harpoon. Just in case the underwater objects are haunted or decide that now’s the perfect time to come alive.
Moderator Pubocyno is very dedicated to the subreddit. They do their best to find a bit more about the shipwrecks that get posted on r/submechanophobia and if they feel satisfied that they've got the right information, they'll add it to one of their shipwreck maps. Pubocyno has made six maps so far and shared with Bored Panda the North European version which you can see in all of its glory right here. Trust us, it's worth taking a peek.
After 2300 Years Underwater, A Cache Of Ancient Relics Have Been Rediscovered Off The Coast Of Thonis-Heraclion In Egypt. They’ve Been Waiting, Watching
Venice Canal Giant Hands
This Statue Of Poseidon In Spain
Pubocyno was kind enough to share their take on dealing with phobias like submechanophobia. The moderators actually have very high standards and strict rules for the content that gets posted so that it doesn't trigger a reaction in anyone who is afraid of submerged man-made objects. "we are not about shock content," they said.
"When dealing with any sorts of phobia, the important must be understanding why you are afraid, not necessarily what you are afraid of, although they two can be connected. As always, proper mental health workers are to be recommended instead of the advice of strangers on the internet if someone experiences serious problems," the moderator detailed. "To support those who are haunted by these sort of images, we crack down on staged or otherwise unreal content and demand posts have some sort of cohesive title."
Hurricane Harvey. French Street In Lumberton, Tx. 9/3/2017
Maryland National Harbor Statue 'The Awakening'
Retired NYC Subway Car Dumped Off The Coast As An Artificial Reef
The moderator also gave Bored Panda a glance at the subreddit's history. The current moderators weren't present when r/submechanophobia was founded and they don't really have any communication with the community's creators. According to Pubocyno, the original founders thought that the idea to create a subreddit about submechanophobia was a good one and, once the community "gathered too much steam," they left to pursue other projects.
"Interestingly enough, we are unable to find mentions of the term 'submechanophobia' that predates the subreddit (2013), so although we have no proof, we like to think we were the instigator of the term. The internet has redefined the term a bit differently than we use it in-house, however," the moderator noted that the subreddit may very well have created the term itself that then spread to other corners of the net.
A part of submechanophobia is that people are scared that they’ll be sunk into the man-made objects or that dead bodies or even dangerous creatures could suddenly appear out of them. What’s more, some people are scared that the objects themselves might be haunted by ghosts or spirits. It’s easy to laugh at this when it’s sunny and we’re on dry land though, isn’t it?
A “Ghost Village” Resurfacing In Italy
Interior Of Shipwreck In Lake Superior
Dragon Sculpture In The Lake Of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Meanwhile, DSD Divemaster Alastair told Bored Panda that he personally had no fears when he first started diving. For him, it's all about putting his trust in his gear. "For me, it was just having faith in the equipment. Same as anything, you trust a microwave won't blow up in your face, or your car will start. Yeah, accidents happen but as long as you do everything correctly then you minimize those risks," he said.
I was interested to find out about the scariest moments that the diver faced underwater. According to Alastair, he's had a couple of scary incidents, but nothing too bad overall. "I had a couple of people lying about their air when I first started guiding people. For me, it was scary because I didn't think people would be that stupid. Running out of air puts everyone in that group in a dangerous and stupid position," he put it bluntly that honesty is always the best policy when it comes to diving. And even a single person can endanger the entire group.
The Front Of The Titanic
The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Today. Ignore The Fact That You Are Already Driving Underwater. Drive Into The Underwater Water
Silver Islet Mine Shafts Near Thunder Bay On
"I have had a person start vomiting underwater while guiding a group and other stupid behavior or panicked divers, but you train and get taught how to deal with those things which makes it more manageable. I have never had a gear failure, ripped hose, broken regulator, or anything, so all in all pretty lucky," the DSD Divemaster revealed that he's personally only had to deal with human error, not gear failure. And it's that particular human element that can lead to some very frightening moments.
However, it's not all human errors and silly mistakes underwater—diving is absolutely fascinating and you get to see some spectacles underwater. DSD Divemaster Alastair shared with Bored Panda some of the coolest moments he's seen during his dives. "I had a humpback whale swim over us which was pretty awesome," he said, adding that watching octopi is also "awesome" and one of his favorite things to do. "And diving with manta rays is always stunning. Unfortunately, I have never found any treasure, but I have found some shark's teeth."
Diving In A Sunken Plane
Many People Requested More Photos On My Original Post About The Last House Of Holland Island. So Here Are A Few More That I Find Unsettling...
Jet Star, A Rollercoaster In New Jersey That Was Literally Blown Into The Ocean During Hurricane Sandy
Safety check: Cease operations immediately, multiple injuries expected.
Let’s face it, most of us have at least one phobia in our lives. Some might be secret, others will be well known to our closest friends and family members. For instance, I’ve got acrophobia or the fear of heights. I know it’s irrational. I know that it’s usually silly for me to panic. But when I end up in a very high place, I’m terrified. Especially if my friends are doing dumb things like leaning over the edges just to annoy me. Paradoxically, I absolutely love flying.
So considering that we’ve got our own phobias to deal with, submechanophobia doesn’t seem all that silly. After all, it’s one thing to look at some photos of submerged objects from the safety of our own homes, schools, or offices; it’s a completely different ball game to be underwater, in the silence, and see a shadow rising out of the depths. It’s eerie. It’s scary. And I’m betting that some Pandas (me included) will be having nightmares about this in the days to come.
German U-Boat Spotted From The Air
The paper with the diagram is a reflection on the plane's window, were the photo has been made.
What A Submarine Escape Training Tower Looks Like
Swimming Off The Side Of A Container Ship Seems Like A Big Nope. Found This On Instagram A Few Days Ago
The fear of submerged man-made objects is closely linked to thalassophobia, the fear of deep bodies of water, from the ocean and the sea to lakes and even pools. If you’ve got thalassophobia, you could be scared of being in deep bodies of water, afraid of how vast and empty the ocean is, frightened of waves or creatures living in the water, or even scared to get too far away from the shore.
Part of this fear could be explained by our evolution (i.e. human beings don’t breathe underwater and can’t survive while on water without a lot of help), however, researchers are still unsure of the precise causes of thalassophobia.
It Seems People Enjoyed My Last Post- Here Is Another One I Took Of The Coast Of O’ahu, Hawaii, Where A Tourist Submarine Came Upon As Out Of The Void While We Were Diving...
131 Ft Deep Swimming Pool In Padua, Italy. That “Landing Pad” At The Bottom Especially Freaks Me Out
In 2016 Riot Games Commissioned An Artificial Reef Of Their Character Nautilus And Placed It In The Ocean Of Brisbane, Australia. He Now Looks Like This
Some of the ways to treat thalassophobia and submechanophobia include applying cognitive behavioral therapy, systemically desensitizing the patient to their fears, using exposure therapy, and even using medication if the symptoms are very strong and persistent.
A combination of all approaches seems to work best. What’s more, treating the phobia in question is best done in childhood, before it takes root... and drags you down to the underwater abyss.
Church Of Potosi, Drowned Then Reappeared
Carnival Cruise Ships Being Scrapped
A Sunken Ship Called "World Discoverer" Before And After It Sunk
An Offshore Oil Rig Which Drifted To The Coast Of The Isle Of Lewis Due To Extreme Weather In 2016
Water Reservoir In Emmendingen, Bw, Germany
Swimming Pool Aboard A Decommissioned Soviet Typhoon Class Submarine
Cancun Underwater Museum
Awesome (Terrifying) Bronze Statue Of The Christ Of The Abyss In San Fruttuoso, Italy
This Picture From A Forbes Article On Nuclear Power
The guy behind xkcd (Randall Something?), posted a What If article about swimming in the cooling pool at a nuclear power station. It basically came down to, yes, you COULD swim in the pool without any danger from the nuclear waste, but in reality, you'd be shot by security guards before you could dive in.
Adrenaline Rush Near Uss Midway
The Submerged Romanian Village Of Geamana, Flooded In 1978 To Make Way For A Large Copper Mine. The Relics Now Sit In A Colorful Toxic Stew
“Hey Let’s Swim Out To Those Buoys!”
Volvo 850 Trapped Under Ice
A Full Tokyo Flood Shaft. The Shaft Is Around 230 Feet Or 70 Meters Deep
I'm Usually Ok With Submarines But This Photo Got Me
i believe it's a russian submarine. it's a sonar buoy attached to the stern...
Naval Mines Always Spook Me Deep Down My Guts
Nuclear Reactor Pools
Sinking The Speigel Grove. Notice How Tiny The People On The Boats Are
She's the former USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32), a Thomaston-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. Wow! What a career she had! Even today she's still serving the ocean as an artificial reef off Florida.
Aft Ballast Tank On My Ship. Had To Dewater And Inspect It
Carved Head Of A Sea Monster Rises From The Depths; A Figure Salvaged From The Gribshunden, A Warship That Sank In 1495
I Live In The Swamp And Our Cemeteries Are Half Underwater. Have Seen Bones Floating Around
In 2013, A Statue Of Jason Vorhees Of Friday The 13th Was Built And Installed Underwater In Crosby, Minnesota. It's Inspired By The Events That Transpired In Friday The 13th Part Vi: Jason Lives, When Jason Is Defeated By Being Chained To The Bottom Of The Crystal Lake
This Boat Looks Like It Is Sinking 24/7 Who Does This
The Bregenz Festspielhaus In Vorarlberg, Austria. Photo By Me
Huge Diving Tank In Duisburg, Germany. Contains A Plane Wreck, A Car And Several Other Debris
Abandoned Set Of Canadian Game Show Splatalot
Italian Wwii Cargo Ship Ss Probitas, Sunken In The Bay Of Sarandë, Albania
The Old Universal Studios Jaws Ride...
My Buddy Took This Inside An Abandoned Dredge In Michigan
I think i saw a place like this in my dreams, but a weird inflatable theme park.
Titanic's Starboard Propeller
More Photos Of The Recent Egyptian Wreck Discovery
Monstro Tunnel. Part Of The Disneyland Storybook Canal Boats
“My Place Under The Boat” From 2019 Underwater Photographer Of The Year Competition
Wreck Of The Brittanic. One Of My Nightmares Is Swimming Down And Seeing This Hulk Suddenly Loom Out At You Through The Murk
Mine would be swimming down and suddenly seeing a face staring at me from one of her windows,
Remains Of Clothes In The Titanic
The Last Structure Standing Of What Used To Be Holland Island In The Chesapeake Bay. The Island Eroded Away And This House Was The Only Thing Left Standing. It Was Floating In The Chesapeake Alone For Years Until It Finally Sunk In 2010
Can you imagine being one of the former tenants and observing this part of your life drift off into the depths?
The Sunken, Abandoned "Dome House" In Cape Romano Florida. Many Of These Houses Built In The 80's Have Been Swallowed By The Ocean Over Time
Always Hated The Wave Chambers In Pools Since I Was A Kid, Had To Get Over That Fear When I Started Lifeguarding Here!
A wave pool is where my phobia of underwater machinery began. I was a kid at one and while it was off, I decided to dive down to the bottom of the pool (it was about 20 feet deep at the end). I got to the bottom and saw a chain-link fence, and it was dark inside. At that moment, the wave machine turned on. I have sweaty palms just typing this 40 years later.
The Pool At The Naval Surface Warfare Center In Maryland
Intricately Designed Stone Slab Resting Just Below Water Level
Inspecting Underside Of A Major Port Terminal. We’re About 1500 Feet From Open Air
Shooters Island, Staten Island New York Photo Taken At Dead Low Tide It Was An Old Shipyard Back In The Late 1800s And Early 1900s Many Ships Were Left Abandoned After The Yards Closure. At High Tide Most Of The Outlines Of The Ships You See Are Completely Submerged
The "Lady Of The Lake", An Abandoned B-29 Superfortress In Alaska
Early Diving Suits - History Of Diving Museum In Islamorada, Fl. Even As A Diver, These Are Freaky...
Stairs Down To Flooded Machinery Deep Inside A Mine
Village Submerged In Grey Sludge
Dammit. We started with a submerged village, then there was the one in the water that looks like blood, and now this. And I said I should have stopped scrolling. I did not.
Behind The Scenes Of Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Recently Dove Under A 100 Year Old Bridge. The Old Pillars Formed A Mechanical Forest
Drug Smuggling Submarine Found In The Ecuadorian Jungle
Sunken Sailboat On A Foggy Day
German Submarine U-118 Washed Ashore On The Beach At Hastings, 1919
Japanese Submarine That Never Made It To Pearl Harbour
Stonehenge Found 30ft Deep In Lake Michigan, Still A Mystery To This Day
Float Trip From Hell
Typhoon Class Submarine
That's the one that has the little pool in it and apparently also a sauna, a waterfall, and even a bird aviary, as well as 20 ballistic missiles with each carrying 10 nuclear warheads of which each one of those 10 being capable of a 100 kiloton blast. (The Hiroshima bomb was 13 -18 kilotons)
The Water Is Scary Dark And Deep
Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 Mercury Capsule, Lost In 1961 In 16,000 Feet Of Water
An Abandoned Ekranoplan. An Old Amphibious Soviet Plane From The Cold War
Not really a plane, it is what's called a surface effect craft. It does "fly" but has to be close to the water to do it.
Truck Falls Through Ice On Frozen Lake, New Ice Forms Over Top Of Hole (Vermont, USA)
Generally they cannot be retrieved until after the thaw, depending on when it went through the ice. Pretty expensive too and big EPA fines if you don't have it removed.
On A Diving Trip Back In 2009 With My Dad, We Found This Air In A Wreck... Was A Blast
Soundstage For The Goonies. The Area Would Be Filled In With Water
omg the goonies is so good ive watched it so may times
Olympia Shipwreck, Amorgos, Greece
I've been there (at the wreck) many times, kinda love da place. Parts of he film "The Big Bue" have been taken there. And Amorgos is incredible.
A Google Earth Pic Of A Wreck On A River In Iraq That Freaked Me Out A Bit
There goes the rest of my day, google earthing the oceans
The Orient Queen Cruise Ship Sunk By The Explosion In Beirut
Remember Costa Concordia?
It was an Italian cruise ship that sank after seriously bad decision making by the Captain. It sank on its side and this is inside the ship.
Stairs For Divers Into The „black Lake“. Garbsen, Germany
The Civil War Era Confederate State Submarine "H.l. Hunley" Built In 1864 And Sank Later That Year Which Currently Rests In The Warren Lasch Conservation Center In Charleston, Sc
Abandoned Water Park In My Hometown, East Tx
Sinking Plane
I Dunno If This Is Okay Here Since Its Not Technically In The Water But I Think Its Crazy This Is What A Supercarrier Looks Like Below The Waterline
Titanic Propellers Imagine The Size Of The Ship
(echoing around in head) Two hundred and sixty nine meters... Two hundred and sixty nine meters...
Sub At Periscope Depth
For Everyone That Loves The Amoco Cadiz Pictures
Crashed Plane Underwater At Pearl Harbor
Ww2 Plane Crash Found On A Welsh Beach
The Queen Mary’s Submerged Propellor Is Terrifying. I Was So Unsettled After Taking This Picture I Nearly Ran Upstairs
Something About These Offshore Wind Power Plants Make Me Feel Uneasy
Opening A Pool Tile
Submarine Pen Doors In Albania
Nuclear Reactor Cooling Pool
The Stern Of Russian Submarine Dmitri Donskoi, The Largest Submarine In The World, In Transit
Soviet subs were so much bigger because they carried their own replacement parts and workshops aboard. US subs had sub tenders for that.
The Gunilda Shipwreck 270 Ft. Deep In Lake Superior
I Couldn’t Get A Specific Picture But At My Local Leisure Centre There’s A Wave Machine Like The One In The Pic. The Part It’s In Has Sides That Go Up About 3 Metres Above The Waterline Around You
Looks like they're about to release the sea monsters for an underwater colosseum spectacle.
From One Of My Dives Last Week 100ft Down. Enjoy!
Sunken 1920’s Barge Just Steps Off The Beach, Only Visible By Air. Ri, USA
Snorkeling Over A Wreck
5 Of 6 World’s Largest Typhoon Class Submarines In Dock While In Service
Saturation Diving. Divers Dive To Depths Of 2,000 Feet, To Work And Repair Machinery
A Visible Propeller From An Underwater Glass-Bottom Boat
It Took Every Ounce Of Courage To Walk Out There. Madison, Wi (The Day After Tomorrow, 2004)
The Jaws Ride Drained Is 10000x Worse Than Jungle Cruise Animals!
This Prop From The Film «raise The Titanic» (1980) Gives Me The Creeps
Wreck Of German Cruiser Prinz Eugen
Submarine Nazario Sauro In Genova
The view initially gives the idea that the sub is still in use. But looking further at the underwater portion decries that assumption. Hmmmmm.....
I thought I was just me... I didn't realize I had a constant anxiety about open water until looking through this. The whole thing gave me the w*****s.
Load More Replies...Just nope to all of this...nopenopenopenope...Near where I live, there are dams built to create reservoirs of water. The areas inundated by the water held back by the dam wasn't cleared, so deep down in the bottem of the lakes are trees, homes, churches... part of town. Roads that once ran down to the river now just go into a lake...All this stuff can be seen with sonar units that are used to find fish in the lake. It's just creepy.Out on a boat in the lake, looking at a road that goes into the lake, down down down... untill it can't be seen, but you know it's still there. I always think of what creatures or spirits might inhabit these buildings and use those roads...
YIKES why did I click this? I had to pull out my stylus to scroll through the second half eeeeeeeeeeeeekk I don't like it!
Honestly, I think I might have submechanophobia, because every single one of these made me breathe fast
a moment of silence for everyone who died because of these photos (e.g wars, plane crahses)
So apparently I have this phobia, because almost all of them scared the crap out of me 😅
Oh man you see I am terrified of water, the ones taken above water didn't scare me much but the ones taken from under the water gave me a whole lot of anxiety
I found it hard to breathe while looking at these pictures. Sorry - water is a big NOPE for me! (and, yes, I do bathe)
This is my fear just going by the title, I can't even look at the article or pictures. Nice to know I'm not alone.
Strange fact from where I live: in the movie Titanic Jack says he’s from Lake Wissota in Wisconsin... Lake Wissota didn’t exist when the Titanic was sailing. The lake was made when the dammed the Chippewa River and flooding the land, homes and all. You can dive and see what used to be.
Some one needs to make a Cthulhu statue and place it in some body of water. That would be an awesome sight!! :D
These are all great pictures and appreciate the ability to see them virtually. The scariest underwater thing I've ever seen was the Moray Eel at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Close as I would ever want to get.
I thought I was just me... I didn't realize I had a constant anxiety about open water until looking through this. The whole thing gave me the w*****s.
Load More Replies...Just nope to all of this...nopenopenopenope...Near where I live, there are dams built to create reservoirs of water. The areas inundated by the water held back by the dam wasn't cleared, so deep down in the bottem of the lakes are trees, homes, churches... part of town. Roads that once ran down to the river now just go into a lake...All this stuff can be seen with sonar units that are used to find fish in the lake. It's just creepy.Out on a boat in the lake, looking at a road that goes into the lake, down down down... untill it can't be seen, but you know it's still there. I always think of what creatures or spirits might inhabit these buildings and use those roads...
YIKES why did I click this? I had to pull out my stylus to scroll through the second half eeeeeeeeeeeeekk I don't like it!
Honestly, I think I might have submechanophobia, because every single one of these made me breathe fast
a moment of silence for everyone who died because of these photos (e.g wars, plane crahses)
So apparently I have this phobia, because almost all of them scared the crap out of me 😅
Oh man you see I am terrified of water, the ones taken above water didn't scare me much but the ones taken from under the water gave me a whole lot of anxiety
I found it hard to breathe while looking at these pictures. Sorry - water is a big NOPE for me! (and, yes, I do bathe)
This is my fear just going by the title, I can't even look at the article or pictures. Nice to know I'm not alone.
Strange fact from where I live: in the movie Titanic Jack says he’s from Lake Wissota in Wisconsin... Lake Wissota didn’t exist when the Titanic was sailing. The lake was made when the dammed the Chippewa River and flooding the land, homes and all. You can dive and see what used to be.
Some one needs to make a Cthulhu statue and place it in some body of water. That would be an awesome sight!! :D
These are all great pictures and appreciate the ability to see them virtually. The scariest underwater thing I've ever seen was the Moray Eel at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Close as I would ever want to get.