You probably know that humans have only explored about 5% of the world’s oceans. But did you know that the number of viruses in the ocean outnumbers the amount of stars in the Milky Way? Or how about the fact that the deepest part of the ocean stretches down about 36,200 feet? How much do you know about hydrothermal vents? As it turns out, these deep sea vents can reach temperatures of up to 700 degrees Fahrenheit. But don’t worry, if you ever made it that far down, you’d likely be crushed by the water pressure before you were melted.
Are these facts starting to make you sweat? If so, you just might have thalassophobia, or the intense fear of large bodies of water. While many of us love a trip to the beach or going swimming in a warm lake in the summer, these places serve as other people’s worst nightmares. And if you’re certain that you’re purely a land creature, you might want to avoid this list. But if you’re interested in exploring the depths of the ocean and the insane amounts of power that water has, you’re in for a real treat.
We’ve gathered some of our favorite posts from the Thalassophobia subreddit down below to captivate, and possibly terrify, you pandas. Be sure to upvote the pics that you find most fascinating (or unsettling), and let us know in the comments how you feel about vast bodies of water. Then, if you can handle even more of these scary photos, you can check out Bored Panda’s last article on thalassophobia right here! Now, cue the Jaws theme song!
#1 Deep Water Swell
#2 A Huge Wave
#3 Alex Dawson’s Award-Winning Viciously Haunting Scuba Diving Photos
#4 When You’re Swimming And Feel Seaweed Touching Your Feet….. But Actually
#5 Posted On R/Damnthatsinteresting But Thought It Fit Better Here
#6 The Finnish Nature Photograph Of The Year By Antti Strang
#7 Standing At The Edge
#8 No Land In Sight?
#9 Freediving Near Iglesias, Italy
#10 This Shot Was Taken Off Moalboal On The Island Of Cebu, Philippines. This Guy Was Free Diving With Just A Mask. I Was Lucky Enough To Catch Him Coming Up Through A Bait Ball. Shot With A 5dsr 8-15 Mm Lens Set At 10 Mm 200th Sec @ F8 2 Ysd1’s
#11 Worlds Smallest Inhabited Island
#12 Thalassophobia And Submechanophobia Combined Into One Photo
#13 The First Underwater Photograph. At A Depth Of 195 Feet In The Mediterranean
#14 In France, “La Fosse Dionne” Is A Seemingly Bottomless Water Pit. Despite Several Attempts By Divers, Its Depth Has Been Impossible To Find. Exploring It Is Now Strictly Controlled As Multiple Deaths Have Occured
#15 Saw This Picture On Facebook From The Page Wonders Of The Planet Earth. A Shipwreck Being Reclaimed By The Sea
#16 The Arch In The Blue Hole, Egypt Which Has Infamously Claimed Up To 200 Lives
#17 Rebreather Diving, Eastern Slovakia
#18 When You Fear Of Flying And Your Fear Of Water Meet Eachother
#19 This Photo Is Anxiety Inducing For Some Reason
#20 Stairs Down To The Flooded Level Deep Inside A Mine
#21 Point Nemo, You Are Closer To Astronauts Aboard The ISS Than Humanity
#22 I Figured You Would Appreciate This
#23 The Idea Of This Tunnel Caving In While You’re 60 Ft Below The Surface Of The Ocean
#24 Abandoned Silver Mine Shafts. Lake Superior Thunder Bay Ontario
#25 Reminds Me Of Spirited Away And Not In A Good Way
#26 I Used Night Mode On My Phone And…
#27 I Could Never
#28 Somehow This Is Also Thalassophobia And Claustrophobia. It’s An Illustration
#29 Dean’s Blue Hole In Long Island, The Bahamas (Via Willtrubridge)
#30 The Drop Off
#31 Posted This On R/Submechanophobia But Thought It Would Fit Here Too. And Odd Broken Pier Support That Looks Just Like A Hand
#32 Would You Spend The Night?
#33 Made My Spine Crawl Just A Little
#34 Calm But Eerie
#35 Imagine Being Stuck There
#36 Dragon Hole In The South China Sea Is The World’s Deepest Blue Hole, Plunging Down 300 M (987 Ft)
#37 Supposed To Be Relaxing But It’s Actually Terrifying
#38 Oceans Drop Of For You To Remember How Small You Are
#39 I Made Some Art To Recreate The Feeling From A Beach Dream I Had Where The Waves Were So Big They Blocked Out The Sun
#40 Lake Ponchartrain Causeway Bridge In Louisiana
#41 The Wreck Of The Titanic. This Photo Gives Me Anxiety…
#42 The Final Moments Of The SS Andrea Doria (1956)
#43 This Creepy Dock I Was On Tonight
#44 Floating In A Ship
#45 Exploring The Mysteries Of The Ocean
#46 Sweden’s New Submarine
#47 This Teaser For The New Netflix Show “1899” Gives Me Chills
#48 Ah Yes, Underwater Active Volcanos And Mutant Sharks, That’s What The Ocean Needs, It Wasn’t Scary Enough As Is
#49 Into The Darkness
#50 Less Than A Quarter!
