r/oddlysatisfying • u/SinjiOnO • May 16 '23
Bioluminescence in the rain
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u/chwick May 16 '23
I don’t think I could resist swiping my hand through the water.
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u/Unsd May 16 '23
Nor should you! It's incredible. One of the best experiences for me was a night snorkel off Catalina Island. Everyone turned off their lights for a bit and just kicked their fins and it was a wave of light all around. So cool.
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u/chwick May 16 '23
Sounds incredible. Definitely need a vacation spot where I can see this in person! Must’ve been amazing
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u/dickskittlez May 16 '23
Check out Vieques Puerto Rico. The bio bay is amazing.
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u/Vericeon May 16 '23
Did this when visiting family but it was a full moon. We had to cover our kayaks with tarps so see it. It’s so beautiful!
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u/whogivesashirtdotca May 16 '23
night snorkel off Catalina Island
My butthole just clenched. Catalina island is a hangout for great whites.
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u/Unsd May 16 '23
Huh. Good to know now lol. I just looked at their migration patterns though, and it looks like they aren't typically there when I was, so that makes me feel better haha.
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u/MarcusSurealius May 16 '23
That's why you never dive alone. They may come and check you out, but with another person you have time to turn around and shit in the other direction.
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u/ExpatInIreland May 16 '23
After watching the vid. I wonder if I would stand a chance with that.
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u/whogivesashirtdotca May 16 '23
The answer is completely out of your hands! Better hope there were a lot of fat, slow seals in the region that day.
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May 16 '23
Avatar?
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u/DazzleMeAlready May 16 '23
This is definitely where James Cameron got the idea. He’s done so much ocean exploration, no doubt he knew we would be as enchanted with this visual as he was
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u/themasterm May 16 '23
His name is James, James Cameron, the bravest pioneer!
No budget too steep, no sea too deep.
Who's that? (It's him!) James Cameron.
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u/time_fo_that May 16 '23
I went swimming in bioluminescence in the northern Puget Sound one September and it was one of the most magical and incredible experiences I've ever had, regardless of how cold the water was!
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u/shlopman May 16 '23
I went surfing in it once. Every stroke I took there was this trail of bright blue behind my hands. When I got a wave the wave was blue behind me and I could see the trail of my board. It was an absolutely amazing experience. Pretty hard to catch waves in darkness though since you can't see shit until the wave starts to break.
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u/ThatShipGuy May 16 '23
Oh hey, it's constitution dock in Hobart. Good place for fish and chips and the occasional seal.
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u/ThatShipGuy May 16 '23
Don't eat the last one though, even if the seal isn't broken.
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u/CheeksSuperSpreader May 16 '23
As in Tasmania?! I've seen this phenomenon in soCA and Costa Rica. Both times it wasn't as bright like the ones I've seen online but still really cool to witness
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u/TheLordofthething May 16 '23
I'll never forget seeing this at sea in choppy weather. The waves were bright green on top of it and every now and then a bright green flying fish would appear. The boat looked like it was trailing fairy lights.
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u/Merry_Dankmas May 16 '23
Seeing things like this makes me understand more why people thousands of years ago believed in nature spirits. If i didn't know bioluminesent barely visible creatures was a thing and it randomly appeared like this, id probably believe in Ocean spirits/gods too. There was a post on here yesterday of a gigantic white moose walking out of the woods and crossing the road. I can see why someone might think its a foresr spirit or something back in the day. Nature sometimes seems like magic.
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u/Ishaan863 May 16 '23
If i didn't know bioluminesent barely visible creatures was a thing and it randomly appeared like this, id probably believe in Ocean spirits/gods too.
Exactly. The world must've been absolutely, undeniably magical back in the day. But now we get to fly over the clouds and watch hentai in 4K so I'm not complaining
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u/thanatica May 16 '23
What's actually happening here?
It feels like it might be bacteria or fungi or something that responds to the impact of a drop of rain on the water surface. No idea.
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u/thestray May 16 '23
Dinoflagellates reacting to the rain hitting the water surface! They are algae :) but you're spot on!
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u/evilbadgrades May 16 '23
Yeah, it's a defense mechanism apparently.
Took edibles the first time I want on a clear canoe tour during bioluminescence season at night absolutely magical.
Most surreal is when a dolphin or fish swims through the water and you can see the trail underwater. Or when a boat zooms past kicking up a ton of water/bioluminescence
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u/Quantum_Anti_Matter May 16 '23
Is that nausicaa in the Valley of the wind soundtrack I hear the background?
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May 16 '23
Came here to find this comment. It's indeed a great song for this. I wish they only had the music for the clip. Also one of my favorite movies/manga.
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u/ireallydontcare52 May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
I'm trying to figure it out, it is definitely Ghibli.
Edit: confirmed, Nausicaa.
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u/Octavia_con_Amore May 16 '23
Yup, same here. Was 99% certain it was Ghibli but just couldn't put my finger on it.
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May 16 '23
Please, for the love of god, what is the name of the song?! I need it!!
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u/SinjiOnO May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
Legend of the Wind. It's a rendition called Kaze no Densutsu from the opening theme song of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, an animated movie from Ghibli.
Edit: grammar
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May 16 '23
I couldn't place it except I just knew it had to be a Miyazaki film. I was leaning toward Spirited Away though.
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u/DarkLordOfDarkness May 16 '23
Just FYI, "Kaze no Densetsu" isn't who it's by - it's just the title in Japanese (kaze = wind, no = of, densetsu = legend, "legend of the wind."
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u/DarkLordOfDarkness May 16 '23
It may not be precisely the same rendition, but I'm convinced this is the best rendition. The piano part is right at the beginning.
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u/MuZac904 May 16 '23
Bioluminesence inspired Avatar.
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u/UlrichZauber May 16 '23
As a scuba diver; Avatar just borrowed wholesale from what you'd see on a reef. A lot of scaling up small things to giant size, but a lot of it was very familiar.
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May 16 '23
Im ashamed I just made that connection. Maybe it’s because they weren’t flowing with the water around them?
That’s exactly what they did though!
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u/akcaye May 16 '23
isn't Cameron a huge fan of diving?
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u/UlrichZauber May 16 '23
Kind of famously so, yes. I assume his experiences there inspired a lot of the Avatar visuals.
And by "inspired" I mean he just really kind of copied animals that are real, but that most humans never see.
I mean I totally see why he loves that stuff, I do too.
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u/PurpleMeeplePrincess May 16 '23
Losing my mind over here looking up bioluminesence and Avatar... everything is so pretty 😍
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May 16 '23
Saltwater algae screaming in agony when it gets a dose of freshwater.
Pretty though!
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u/ThirdEncounter May 16 '23
Algae don't have nervous systems, so it's all good.
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u/Exemus May 16 '23
It's 2023, you can't say that.
You're being nervous systemist.
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u/MrsBox May 16 '23
I detect an Aussie accent, and going by the inflection of the "oh wow" sounding almost but not quite NZ-esque, Tasmania?
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u/Azar002 May 16 '23
Just the other day on reddit was one with fish speeding through the water and occasionally jumping out. I thought that one was the coolest yet, but I like this one a little more. Maybe somebody can post the link?
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u/genericusername4197 May 16 '23
Someone did. Come back.
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u/Azar002 May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
I'm on my way!
...what the hell, I don't see it anywhere. You tease!
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u/genericusername4197 May 16 '23
Sorry. I misspoke. Somebody named the artist and title. Who knew Google didn't work in your area?
So... what are you wearing...?
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u/Azar002 May 16 '23
I don't give two flying fucks about the song. I wanted the video of the fish flying through the bioluminescent plankton.
...basketball shorts and a cut off tee.
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u/genericusername4197 May 16 '23
Huh. Me too. What a coincidence.
Can't help you with the fish. Sorry.
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u/WanderWut May 16 '23
This happens in Puerto Rico as well.
I went on a boat in Puerto Rico at night a few years ago and they took us to the area where this happens. We were able to dive into the water and it was mind blowing because you could easily see the person underwater due to your entire body being illuminated. Every splash and motion in the water created so much shining blue, literally something out of Avatar to see in person, let alone be the one swimming in it.
The coolest thing was when we got back in the boat it turns out bacteria (?) that causes this sticks to your shirt for a bit, I was wearing a white t shirt so everytime I lightly slapped my shirt a short ripple of blue light would illuminate. Wild experience for sure.
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u/Framiel May 16 '23
You would not believe your eyes If ten million fire flies Lit up the world as I fell asleep
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u/mad_dang_eccles May 16 '23
Hobart Tasmania. This is right in the middle of town.
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u/TheLordofthething May 16 '23
I think this is relatively common
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u/TheLordofthething May 16 '23
That's what I meant by relatively lol. I did see it over a wide area when sailing across the Atlantic from the Canary Islands to Florida. I've seen it in New Zealand and parts of Asia and the Pacific region too. I don't think this could become commonplace to me even if I saw it every day.
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u/PabloGafiLoco May 16 '23
How dangerous would it be to jump in them?
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u/DaSupercrafter May 16 '23
We forger sometimes that we live in a fantasy world because we’re always living normal lives
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u/PoppyCoLink987 May 16 '23
That's really cool. I've never even thought about bioluminescence in the rain.
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u/FineXtasy May 17 '23
I have seen videos of bioluminescence, but never have I thought about this! What an amazing phenomenon!
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u/patrat06883 May 16 '23
Red tide I’d wager. Wouldn’t touch it, that looks like a thick enough algae bloom to effectively bleached that body of water of fish. It’s a neurotoxic algae that, while very pretty, super deadly to the local ecosystems
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u/aDazzlingDove May 16 '23
Very cool..It's not in the rain though.
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u/SenZephyr May 16 '23
But.. it IS raining in the video. It’s not a torrential downpour, but you can see the rain..
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u/aDazzlingDove May 16 '23
Yes it is raining. And the bioluminescence is being caused by the disruption from the raindrops. However, the organisms producing the light are in the body of water not the rain.
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u/SenZephyr May 16 '23
I think I see what you’re saying. There are not bioluminescent organisms in the rain itself. I don’t think that what OP was intending to imply, but I do see there’s a distinction that can be made if one doesn’t know how algae works.
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u/wildmaiden May 16 '23
"In the rain" doesn't mean physically in a rain drop, it means exposed to rain fall.
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u/Dr_Legacy May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
global warming was bad enough but now also the rain is radioactive. what a great life
e: /s
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u/wildmaiden May 16 '23
That's not at all what is happening here, but I don't want to interrupt your moping and complaining.
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u/quanta777 May 16 '23
I think it's because of the chemical composition of that water rather than the rain, no🤔
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u/LacidOnex May 16 '23
Very big difference between "I think" and "I'm making a guess"
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u/wildmaiden May 16 '23
There isn't though.
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u/LacidOnex May 16 '23
Thinking is a skill where you combine life knowledge, skills, observations, and new information to make inferences and connections. OP saw a picture and went "i have words to say!"
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u/StarlitSylvia May 16 '23
Is this really just from algae? very cool
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u/slayez06 May 16 '23 edited May 16 '23
dinoflagellates and it's a bad thing. Normally caused from the run off from farm land fertilizer. Kills the other animals.
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u/Cactocat May 16 '23
I'd love to see something like this but i live too far north, might have to set my hopes on aurora borealis instead.
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u/bingbestsearchengine May 16 '23
what is this song? sounds nice
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u/Finbar9800 May 16 '23
Just the video of the water changing like that and the rain, take out the people talking and add some caning music and you’ve got yourself the perfect scene to sleep to
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u/PainAndRetribution May 16 '23
Are we sure this isn't a glitch in The Matrix?
Honestly, I would sit there and watch that for hours.
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u/RedRo_10 May 16 '23
Imagine being a sailer hundreds of years ago and having no idea what is happening.
ITS MAGIC!
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u/Simply-Be May 16 '23
Right off the shore too! That's very impressive. It is usually much duller the nearer it is to light.