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Mattums t1_iy9e95h wrote

I watched something a long time ago about some people who were researching these tiny jellyfish. They always had protective gear but while taking off their suit there was one stuck to it and they got stung. I remember seeing the woman writhe from the waves of pain it caused. They gave her morphine and it didn’t help. Here

I can’t imagine knowing this and letting anyone go through it, even someone you hated. He did that to his son for science. Awful.

Edit: The actual video I was referring to was posted by u/RedditMayne

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StrikeMePurple t1_iybytxb wrote

I used to live by the ocean that had these little fuckers in there during the rainy season, no one swims then, and also because crocodiles but mostly jellyfish. The scary thing is, they are completely invisible in the water. When someone gets stung although very rare, there is no mucking about, stretcher to the ambulance straight to the airport you're on a 3 hour flight to the city, on another ambulance to the hospital, all in agonizing pain that is if you've survived until then. Welcome to Australia friends.

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SubatomicPeen t1_iyclx8c wrote

"Amongst other things, he established that their toxin would not discharge on a synthetic surface and so wore pantyhose when collecting specimens, a practice now adopted by lifesavers at risk of jellyfish stings."

What even 😂

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