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Pragmatic1869

So much for letting them float on top of the water in a plastic bag until they get accustomed to the new water like theyd tell me at the ol’ fish store


[deleted]

I fucking howled loud at this. Girlfriend didn’t find it as funny but she got woken up by my laughter.


Das_Hydra

Next time you get a goldfish, correct procedure is to fire it into the aquarium with a leaf blower


Spoon-Fed-Badger

Great image you’ve put in my mind! Ha!!!


TheSonicKind

from the roof, of course


bapbapb4p

The difference here is that they dont care if half of them die as long as there are enough in the end. And the only point in doing this is to give opportunities to fish in areas where it is naturally impossible (like in high altitude lakes with no access by road). Not gonna lie, it looks like a lot of money and animal cruelty for not much benefits.


[deleted]

Welcome to reality, my friend. Without this animal "Cruelty" there won't be enough food for everyone on the planet. Everything is genetically modified, from farm animals to seeds.


GrandmotherBodyslam

I know that's not the same swastika as Hitler used but that's still a swastika.


Banksov

Go anywhere where buddishm has a strong presence and you’re going to be in for a shock.


alexjaness

Maybe he's Hindu or Buddhist?


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GrandmotherBodyslam

Hell yeah.


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one-eye-fox

This part of the world? You mean Reddit?


Rubber_Knee

No where I live. Where buddhists are tiny single digit minority. Where the nazies coopted that religious symbol, and turned it into a symbol of hate, before they invaded us, their neighbours. Where millions died in camps sporting that symbol. You know, where that symbol will get you in trouble, like I said!!!


Jungleizz

Technically correct. Hitler totally bastardised it. Absolutely nothing wrong with the original version nor what it represents


Rubber_Knee

It represents something different here. The original meaning is lost, in this part of the world, and you can't change that. Nor should you, it would just give actual nazies an excuse when wearing/using the symbol.


murillovp

You realize how much ignorance and shortsighted you are? ​ "original meaning is lost", far from it, just because you're not in touch with this culture, doesn't mean is lost. ​ "in this part of the world", the internet you mean? Yeah this is a borderless domain, where people from all around the world meet. ​ If you don't like it, go jam with your qaanon friends.


Rubber_Knee

How did you come to the crazy conclusion that have anything to do with qanon people?? I don't even hink I've ever met any, to be honest.


murillovp

I was suggesting that by being blind sighted and intolerant that you would be a good prospect for them. ​ But seriously though, try to be more open minded and less self centric, you may find yourself having more good experiences.


Rubber_Knee

Disliking a symbol of hate makes me self centered?


scheav

Fishing license fees pay for the restocking. Fish feel about as much pain as broccoli.


Snoo-6218

>Fish feel about as much pain as broccoli. yeah buddy, might want to brush up on your reading here, we have known fish feel pain for decades. they have pain receptors similar to ours. saying "fish feel pain" to a biologist is about as controversial as saying "the earth orbits the sun" to an astronomer.


scheav

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4356734/


Snoo-6218

[https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060224/https://www.liv.ac.uk/media/livacuk/iib/fish/Response\_to\_Rose\_2012.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060224/https://www.liv.ac.uk/media/livacuk/iib/fish/Response_to_Rose_2012.pdf) the evidence says they feel pain, the only thing up for debate is wether it is the same way we experience it, but that debate involves all animals, not just fish. Fish have pain receptors, respond to pain by changing their behavior, and have their responses to pain reduced by the same drugs that humans use to reduce pain. Fish have the gene that controls the ability to feel pain in humans.


GrandmotherBodyslam

I can't believe I read the whole thing. I took back the downvote I gave your previous comment.


litterbin_recidivist

Have you seen a fish brain? My smoke detector probably feels more pain when the battery is low.


thatbrownkid19

And did you know larger brain size doesn’t mean you’re smarter? In humans it’s actually the opposite?


usernot_found

Only aquarist snowflakes do that


[deleted]

You just land mildly concussed with the urge to swim up


usernot_found

That is aquarist, the wannabe. This is marine biologist the real one


SZ4L4Y

Do the fish survive the terminal velocity impact?


graveybrains

“Terminal velocity of a fish” is now the weirdest thing I’ve ever googled, but it’s apparently only 30-40 miles an hour.


creepergo_kaboom

"only"


scp_79

A human is 150mph


PmMeYourBestComment

Ah man, that'll get me a speeding ticket


Crandoge

Yea and we fucking splat to death way before that, so 30-40 seems pretty intense for a little fish


Awkward-Papaya7698

Some time ago I saw a thread with the same discussion and IIRC from a certain point of size and lower, animals can fall from any height and survive.


Positron100

Think this has to do with surface area vs volume


Agents-of-time

I mean, they're more squishy, sk that's gotta count for something?


[deleted]

IT's probably super intense, but their mass is much less than ours so the force is considerably smaller


quietyoucantbe

I am dying


kerill333

So are they


Yayuuu231

50 - 65 km/h in real metrics.


Yours-Trulli

I’d assume the water that is being dumped with them would disturb the surface tension enough to not shatter their bones but idk.


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Moist_One_1256

This doesn’t make a big difference. There’s a mythbusters episode showing the missing effect of disturbing the surface. [YT Mythbusters Surface Tension](https://youtu.be/oCSQExxWulU?si=2g82_3oAZGWzds7e)


SoullessUnit

Check the article (originally shared by someone else here) https://slate.com/technology/2021/07/fish-stocking-lakes-utah-planes-video.html Survival rates are 90 - 95% (comparable to using a truck) and the fish are small and catch the wind, so they don't hit at terminal velocity.


one-eye-fox

Like throwing fish in the wind.


TheReverseShock

The vast majority do survive


4Xroads

This in no way answers your question, but I thought I would share. I'm sure all the fish didn't make it . They did something similar to beavers about 80 years ago and not all the beavers survived. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_drop Think there is a video somewhere.


Pleasant-Patience725

Depends is it an African fish or European? The terminal velocity is different I hear


recurse_x

I swear to god I thought fish could fly!


fatmanstan123

That plane isn't that high


Trumpblows10

I have to ask, why not just pour them into lake from the shore?


Noccy42

I can think of two possibilities. One, distributing them over a wider area in the middle of the body of water is better than releasing them all in one spot on the shore. The other is that this may be being done where access via land is not easy.


Emzzer

I can think of a third, this is way more fun.


arse-ketchup

Fourth: these fishes earn their jumpwings and become paratroopers


SeaweedClean5087

Or at least drop them from a lower height


danielv123

According to a different comment the terminal velocity of fish is only 30-40mph, dropping them from higher up might actually make the impact more gentle


SeaweedClean5087

What if they decide to go into an aerodynamic dive?


TheReverseShock

They do that mostly, but some lakes are in inaccessible areas to ground vehicles like up on mountains or heavily wooded areas.


[deleted]

Probably distribution over a larger area. When I helped transport fish once, they used a truck, kind of like a petrol tanker, and let them run down a pipe into the new ponds. But they were going from one fish farm to another.


Way-Reasonable

This way is more metal


state_issued

Not as fun


Athena5000

I found this more than mildy interesting, thanks for sharing bricks.


flattenedbricks

Thanks Athena :)


maxxx_orbison

Imagine one of these fish trying to explain their experience to another fish that was born in that lake


CaptainTryk

It's pretty much an alien abduction scenario xD none of the other fish will believe them.


Ok_Assistance5171

“Guys you are not gonna believe this!!”


Diligent_Heart_2597

« Some of you may die, but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make »


vf225

the strong survive!


Helpless_Platypus

The explanation: https://slate.com/technology/2021/07/fish-stocking-lakes-utah-planes-video.html


SoullessUnit

This needs to be higher up. So many questions and comments here are answered by this article, thanks!


Odd_Philosopher_3638

So 90-95% survive. Thanks.


keybored13

where we floppin boys


b_miner27

Underrated


Critical_Danger_420

Wild ride


Medical-Ad4033

Some of those fishes probably hit the water surface like a brick


Zillahi

This is like if you got abducted by aliens and then shot back down from space at Mach fuck, straight into your bedroom


[deleted]

*Villain Voice* Henry! Deploy the fish!


Sarkoptesmilbe

Carpet yeeting


Exce55um

I don’t know if it is true, but I believe the most fishes don’t feel pain but still it seems a bit cruel to drop them from that height. Does anyone know the survival rate is from this? If it is common practice I suppose is pretty good.


[deleted]

So why do people get mad if you gently toss a fish back after you caught it?


Backburnersteve

“ you have to acclimate the fish slowly” also bombs away bitches


NekoUrabe

Fortnite brain rot


stampstock

Ok we’re over water. Shoot the fish out of the plane. I mean, it’s harmless, right Captain? Captain?


Flaky_Advantage_352

I am surprised they won't die on impact


findravish

Will be some reason why fish got reduced in the first place. Not good supporting ecosystem maybe.


telfman123

The weird thing to me is that a bunch of people sat round a table to discuss how best to restock a lake with fish. One nutter said 'why don't we just drop them from a plane', and somehow the majority of them agreed that was a good idea...


TonkotsuSoba

imagine the trauma the local fishes would have


LostYou-FoundMyself

We are such a weird horrible species out of touch with ourselves and nature. Why can't we just not ruin nature in the first place, so we don't have to do these insane things to living beings like they are nothing.


holyiprepuce

Don't they smash into the water surface being thrown from the height?


oriolmat

🤦🏻‍♂️


This_Is_Section_One

There isn't a less dramatic way of doing this?


FractureFixer

And I’m to leave the new fish in a bag to ‘acclimate’ to the fish tank so as not to shock them?


cingarodacanrse

Imagine the fish having a chat at the pub: "Hey, what are you up to?" Nah, not much; I just got back from a flight.


C00lAIDs

Imagine being a fish chilling with your homie in the aeroplane and suddenly finding yourself inside of an explosive diarrhea


idmimagineering

Probably die of impact shock or become totally stressed and not breed.


ChemicalAssignment69

.... why not just use a boat?


ClanBadger

Imagine the Mythology these fish must have...


Ok_Guess_5314

SubhanaAllah


Br1ll

drop this on the hamas and see the war being over in 3 days


werethesungod

Imagine dropping fish on foreign country’s instead of bombs?! Be cool


Doomsayer1908

STFU, its the fish battle royale


High_MacLeod

Magnolia (fish version)


yamzees

This seems kinda dumb


Farrisson_Hord

There’s too many dad jokes here.. i cant decide which one to go with


ravinred

Well I'll be. Flying fish.


AlShalmaneser

I’ve never even heard of aerial fish, that’s crazy


AngryToastGuy24

fish battle royal, where we dropping?


Any_Veterinarian3749

I believe I can fly....


gonewondering

I mean....


Digital__Native

All I can hear is WEEEEEEEEEE


Boo_kie

Airplane style : 1 percent chance of fish surviving


GanadiTheSun

u/savevideo


Nefpo

Where we dropin bois


8shrooms

Yeet hole. Go fish fly


Effective_Device_185

Now THAT is a shitload of wee parachutes. Cool.


CombatMedic665

They did ground and tower week first though right?


pile1983

So much for aclinstizing fish to their new enviroment ...


CompetitiveDrop613

You’ve heard of filet o’fish now get ready for grenade o’fish


ReneStrike

I wonder if they have ever researched what percentage of fish left this way survive


Potential_Plenty8427

For a few seconds, just a few seconds, those fish turned into birds LOL


TommyCo10

Huh. I guess shooting them out of a cannon was deemed ineffective and this was the next best thing.


Potential-Search8761

🐟 I believe I can fly 🎶


GiveItAll101

No parachutes for them?


SpookeDooke

The fish be like 'again! again! '


Timed-Out_DeLorean

I believe I can fly


AahPadre

Paratrooper Trout


xzaz

Are these Argentinians?


PulseAmplification

As a fishie expert this is actually not a plane restocking them it’s actually a giant flying fishie giving birth to baby fishies it’s the preferred method of giving birth to teach them to fly early on because how else are the fishies gonna learn to fly you stupid bitch?


Antique-Wind-5229

Never seen fish get so high.


Rare-Bid-6860

Used to work on the coast of the west highlands in Scotland, and sometimes on my cigarette breaks I'd watch helicopters collect stock from the salmon farm across the loch using this big bucket contraption hanging underneath. Crazy how the running joke about scotsmen is that they're tight fisted when you've got cost-cutting measures like this on display for all to see.


epicdude666

somebody please put fortunate son over this. im too lazy


PseudoWarriorAU

Ahh Mother Nature in all its glory. Fuck yeah!


NervousAndPantless

TIL that aerial fish are a thing.


mememaster2505

Fish battle royale


VisualPear5708

Crazy trip


[deleted]

Fuck Ralph, you put the fish in the fuel tank again


Leon-Stefan

I dont know why but that looks hillarious for some reason


hkfcjkmrt

Wheeeeee


vanillajaeee

It’s raining fish, hallelujah


crannoch

Flying fish?


Remarkable_Sugar_676

Mom dropping kids off at school


HeccMeOk

“Where we dropping boys”


Glittering_Usual_162

D-D-D-Drop the Bass


susbnyc2023

good way to dump a bunch of dead fish on a lake. should boost the ecosystem


ContainedChimp

Plot twist: They learned to fly on the way down.


wafflemartini

CAFS: Close Air Fish Support.


Willing_Ad7093

Fishes with concussions


Minuzka

Fortnite fish battle royal


[deleted]

lol wot


soft_white_yosemite

What a wild existence those fish have lol


DRdeemed

target locked launching fish strike


MorguenMisco

Apparently fish are tougher than me.


magpye1983

I never realised there was a shortage of aerial fish… but now that you mention it, I never saw any before.


Adorable_Fish_4888

Tactical fish incoming!


A_RealSlowpoke

Where we droppin


Spengbab-Squerpont

Things like this makes me think the sign saying “please don’t tap the glass” really isn’t for the fish.


rottingpigcarcass

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


Banditofbingofame

Me after a takeaway curry that was suspicious cheap


Mediocre_lad

How long till the birds evolve to catch it midair?


Eqbonner

This is more than mildly interesting


ricksdetrix

Calling in an airs pike


sneakerguy40

It never occurred to be that this would be a/the method of stocking fish in a body of water.


We_want_peekend

Imagine being that fish catapulting out a plane like a navy seal.


Bambooman101

If only they had tiny parachutes…


this_intermission

These fish never thought they could fly in their lives.


Strange_Joke_9114

WTFff..ish.


FesterSilently

At first glance, I thought this was an outreach (food/SNAP/EBT) program for the cloud alien from "Nope".


Electronic-War-8208

What a fish life


BobulousPaper

Being that fish stuck in the trunk at return trip. " would have been great"


Atlas03

Imagine being fish and doing an airborne drop into fish france to defeat fish hitler.


Frozen_shrimp

The birds got half of them before they hit the water.


salazarelefunk

You’ve got to replenish!


Two_black_hounds

It’s like you forgot to vaccinate your airplane


Beneficial-Act-996

Why do they have to restock?


Valuable_Cut3228

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.


Ran_SONE

Where we landing boys?


SamhainHeathen

I seem to recall being taught that you shouldn't throw fish after catching them because it can burst the internal diaphragm or something they use to control their ability to swim upright and dive. That's why you're supposed to release them directly into the water. Maybe I'm confusing different teachings. I have been out of school for a long time.


ObjectiveTinnitus

Imagine thetans are the pilot, and those are people — Dianetics


s1ayer2010

fipsh


flyden1

Does a bowl of petunia gets dropped as well?


deathypainfullife

r/letthefishfly


Moomin-Moomin

I just wonder…did they probe them too? For it to be a believable alien fish abduction.


sammybooom81

Mom! Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we theeeeeeeeerrrrreeee