Bubble rings you won't believe

[scubadrewvideo]

Aloha all,
Now I know I have been going a bit nuts with the video posts but hey, the surf is up and I didn't schedule any dives so I was searching YouTube and found the most incredible video.

This goes out to all of us that think we know how to blow bubble rings!!!

 

[do it easy]

Wow, nice vid. I've seen reef sharks do something like this, but it's amazing that those belugas (?) were trained to do that.

Whats up with the bubble noise in the soundtrack?

 

[Rick Inman]

Hum. I'm not doubting the video, just confused about the physics of a bubble that doesn't go up.

 

[do it easy]

Hum. I'm not doubting the video, just confused about the physics of a bubble that doesn't go up.

It goes up eventually, but it is forced out with a blast of water that propels it for a bit- at least that what happened with the reef sharks. Either that, or the video was filled sideways, like the old wall climbing scenes from the 70s movies.

 

[Silver_Diver]

That's pretty cool. Did you notice that the diver had to fill the beluga's mouth with bubbles before it could blow the ring? That's because the mouth doesn't connect to the lungs (it would have to learn to blow bubbles with its blow hole). I'm quite curious how reef sharks do this?

 

[justleesa]

That's soooo cool! wonder how long it took for it to learn?

 

[do it easy]

I'm quite curious how reef sharks do this?

I was on a shark feeding in Key Largo... the handler would place sharks on top of diver's heads to pose for pictures. As the exhaust bubbles rose, I think they would get into the sharks mouth or gills and cause the shark to "sneeze" and expel a bubble ring.

 

[Mo2vation]

Nice buoyancy control, baby baluga.

Your gear is all the wrong color (white??!!! c'mon) but I'm digging the trim.

---
Ken

 

[O2BBubbleFree]

I was on a shark feeding in Key Largo...

... and the fish bits were laced with Pinto Beans...

 

[SexSea!]

Wow that is awesome, I watched it 3 times already. Thanks!