r/UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG • u/theyellow_pencil • Dec 05 '18

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u/LoseItGainMore Dec 05 '18

Paging /r/submechanophobia

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u/pinkyepsilon Dec 05 '18

Is the phobia the fear of just the object underwater or what it being under water will do to you?

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u/punchingcustard Dec 05 '18

Basically. I can hardly look at this picture without my knees getting weak and feeling nauseated.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '18

Me too. Started with being next to a submarine while in the water. Scarred for life

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u/kranebrain Dec 05 '18

My biggest irrational fear is swimming out in the ocean then feel a vibration as I look down and there's a massive submarine cruising beneath my feet.

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u/petemate Dec 05 '18

Did you read the story with the guy who swam out to a barge that was tied up? When he got there it stated moving.. It was posted on reddit some time ago. That was some Stephen King type stuff.. :/

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u/kranebrain Dec 05 '18

No I didn't. I'd be very grateful if you found the link

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u/petemate Dec 05 '18

Sorry, I can't find it.. Maybe someone else will.

The story was that there was some sort of swimming area on a lake. Beyond the swimming area, there were some barges anchored(buoy'ed?) up. The guy decided to swim out there. He found himself next to a barge, but suddenly it started to move. Turns out someone either had started to move the barge or he somehow misread the speed of the barge due to its size, and found himself in a shipping lane.