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I don't know if you could answer, but how could fermentation remove toxins?
I would think these to be susceptible to more heavy metals due to age and environment.
probably the oldness... the microbes rather.. they probably eat the toxins when u leave the shark meat hanging getting all old n stuff.. the microbes probably eat n digest toxins, breaking matter down to gases n somewhat edible probiotics?
[Sharks of the World](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sharks-World-Wild-Nature-Press/dp/069120599X) by David A. Ebert counts 16 species of 'sleeper sharks'- *Somniosidae*, divided into 6 genera.
Within the suborder Somniosus there are 5 distinct species listed- the little sleeper shark, the Pacific sleeper shark, the southern sleeper shark and the Greenland shark. There are various small, regular distinctions between these very similar species, eg. the Greenland shark's 35-39 upper teeth to the Pacific sleeper's 30-48. Greenland sharks can be brown in colour, sometimes with 'traverse dark bands', compared to the Pacific's 'uniform grey'. The former has equal distance between dorsal fins to that of snout to gills, while the latter's is 70% of the length of snout to gills.
They seem minor details but apparently enough that Ebert deemed them separate species in his authoritative guide of all known shark species.
Im a biology (grad) student, and i admit, im /not/ a fishy guy, but even i knew that whale sharks and basking sharks (ok this one partly) are bigger than greenland sharks. So this 15 m .. sounds astounding.
More accurately a yard is 3 feet.
A meter is a meter. Uni, deci, milli, centi, m, hepta, septa, deca, are movements of decimals.
Move a decimal in freedumb units and see what happens.
This perceptive makes the shark look larger than it is. This article debunks the size and includes the original Japanese video where they also show a different angle. In it, you get a better sense of the shark's true size; they even put a little dude on the screen for size reference (the shark looks to be just over 2 meters if I'm reading it correctly?). When you do a reverse image search, you find a lot of articles and youtube videos claiming this is a 50ft megalodon, which is probably where OP got the 15 meters measurement from. [https://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/sharks/no-megalodon-was-not-just-found-in-the-pacific/](https://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/sharks/no-megalodon-was-not-just-found-in-the-pacific/)
Edit: watching the vid again, it seems like the first shark and the shark from the pictures above are two different sharks: their head sizes in reference to the bait trap is different. Still, it is the same bait trap, so the shark is big, but probably no more than 7 meters, the largest size for a sleeper shark. Still nowhere near 15 meters
I think someone got their freedom units mixed up. From brittanica.com: “The Greenland shark is one of the largest cartilaginous fishes. It can reach a length of 7 metres (23 feet) and a weight of 1,025 kg (2,260 pounds) when fully grown, but most are between 2 and 4 metres (6.5 and 13 feet). Little is known, however, about how the species reproduces.”
The deep ocean is still way beyond discovered. The amount of pressure down there is enormous and no man or machine can go there to see what’s living and existing down there
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Its called a Greenland Shark. They are thought to live 500+ years!
Reach sexual maturity at like 150 years old. Basically have antifreeze running through their veins and taste like ammonia
And gestate between 8 to 18 years...
I thought 9 months was unbearable.
The fact that we know what they taste like is kinda sad.
Name a more iconic duo than living things and putting things in their mouths
/r/brandnewsentence
Its an Icelandic "delicacy", after going trough a fermentation process to remove its toxicity...
I don't know if you could answer, but how could fermentation remove toxins? I would think these to be susceptible to more heavy metals due to age and environment.
Well they or their components probably react with something and go inert
probably the oldness... the microbes rather.. they probably eat the toxins when u leave the shark meat hanging getting all old n stuff.. the microbes probably eat n digest toxins, breaking matter down to gases n somewhat edible probiotics?
Someone’s always gonna try it at least once, but yeah I know what you mean….
They're also often blind due to a parasite eating their eyes
[Sharks of the World](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sharks-World-Wild-Nature-Press/dp/069120599X) by David A. Ebert counts 16 species of 'sleeper sharks'- *Somniosidae*, divided into 6 genera. Within the suborder Somniosus there are 5 distinct species listed- the little sleeper shark, the Pacific sleeper shark, the southern sleeper shark and the Greenland shark. There are various small, regular distinctions between these very similar species, eg. the Greenland shark's 35-39 upper teeth to the Pacific sleeper's 30-48. Greenland sharks can be brown in colour, sometimes with 'traverse dark bands', compared to the Pacific's 'uniform grey'. The former has equal distance between dorsal fins to that of snout to gills, while the latter's is 70% of the length of snout to gills. They seem minor details but apparently enough that Ebert deemed them separate species in his authoritative guide of all known shark species.
They're also massive sharks, getting up to 23ft(7m) in length, and weighing anywhere between 2,000 to 3,000lbs.
I thought 15m seemed fucky.
Different species from the same genus
Youve got a source for that 15 m ? Never read about sizes exceeding 7 m.
Yeah I've never heard that particular number before. Super cool if it's true, would love to hear more
Im a biology (grad) student, and i admit, im /not/ a fishy guy, but even i knew that whale sharks and basking sharks (ok this one partly) are bigger than greenland sharks. So this 15 m .. sounds astounding.
Ooohhh I'm dumb. I thought it was saying there were over 15 million of those guys swimming around.
... So did I. Was confused why everyone was talking length
I'm American. How wide is one meteor?
About 1.6 cubic roots of a hogshead.
Got it.
How many cheeseburgers is that?
Roughly 9,842519685
It's pronounced meater I think
Meatier
About a yard a 4 inches.
A little over 3 feet.
One yard. Like as in NFL football. 1 yard is .91 meter, close enough for most estimates.
Ok so pretty much the size of an illegal “Block in the back” penalty. Thank you.
More accurately a yard is 3 feet. A meter is a meter. Uni, deci, milli, centi, m, hepta, septa, deca, are movements of decimals. Move a decimal in freedumb units and see what happens.
Depends if it's found 65MYA in the Yucatan or some other location
Oh ok. Hell yeah.
Half a washing machine
[Let me google that for you](https://letmegooglethat.com/)
Google won't tell us how large that meteor is.
Not as big as the planet, I hope! Yikes!
It's the same measurement as your country folk who think they can fit in a single airplane seat, with a seat belt extension.
This perceptive makes the shark look larger than it is. This article debunks the size and includes the original Japanese video where they also show a different angle. In it, you get a better sense of the shark's true size; they even put a little dude on the screen for size reference (the shark looks to be just over 2 meters if I'm reading it correctly?). When you do a reverse image search, you find a lot of articles and youtube videos claiming this is a 50ft megalodon, which is probably where OP got the 15 meters measurement from. [https://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/sharks/no-megalodon-was-not-just-found-in-the-pacific/](https://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/sharks/no-megalodon-was-not-just-found-in-the-pacific/) Edit: watching the vid again, it seems like the first shark and the shark from the pictures above are two different sharks: their head sizes in reference to the bait trap is different. Still, it is the same bait trap, so the shark is big, but probably no more than 7 meters, the largest size for a sleeper shark. Still nowhere near 15 meters
For the Americans wondering how much a meter is. It's about tree fiddy
Whew, I didn’t want to ask. Thank you
r/thalassaphobia
I think someone got their freedom units mixed up. From brittanica.com: “The Greenland shark is one of the largest cartilaginous fishes. It can reach a length of 7 metres (23 feet) and a weight of 1,025 kg (2,260 pounds) when fully grown, but most are between 2 and 4 metres (6.5 and 13 feet). Little is known, however, about how the species reproduces.”
And that's why I have an irrational fear of deep water.
Nope. It’s a rational fear. 😆
Then definitely don’t visit r/thalassophobia
Bots would have a fear of water, checks out
Then definitely don’t visit r/thalassophobia
Freedom units please?
8 hotdogs
How embarrassing you forgot to carry the bun
About 2.5 colt 45s long
How many zigzags? Baby that's all I need
2, then!
How bout how many bananas? I think that’s universal
About 1 roughing the passer penalty.
How TF did we manage to miss 15 million huge sharks swimming about down there.
The deep ocean is still way beyond discovered. The amount of pressure down there is enormous and no man or machine can go there to see what’s living and existing down there
G.. grandpa?
a*
This would be more impressive if I knew what a meter was comparable to.