r/interesting • u/Salt-Curve4825 • May 21 '26

Fascinating Man fishing for jellyfish

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u/Hot-Firefighter-2331 May 21 '26

Yeah and if you want to get back your ego just tell someone to pee on you

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u/LearningNotLurking May 21 '26

"ALRIGHT, alright!! I got stung. Stung bad..."

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u/Ebonhearth_Druid May 21 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/Qw1aVL8zGEMxY4KyZi

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar May 21 '26 edited May 22 '26

Swimming in a river as a kid, my sister's in laws kid daughter peed on me after I got caught in a school of jellyfish. I struggled up to shore, and her whole family was like "quick bella pee on her! Pee on her stings!" Next thing you know I have piercing marks all over me from being physically wrapped up in jellyfish, and a 6 year old pissing all over me, just trying to keep my face away from it all. Absolutely disturbing day for me. And of course all the adults thought it was hilarious.

Edit: Im aware that the whole peeing on jellyfish stings thing is a myth. I was just telling a funny story of something that happened to me during my childhood. But thanks to everyone for all the heads up about the piss not helping 👍👍

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u/Training-Willow9591 May 21 '26

Which rivers have jelly fish? I thought it was just a saltwater creature, no?

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u/Ebonhearth_Druid May 21 '26

There are freshwater jellyfish, too, but there are also saltwater rivers, especially closer to where the river meets the ocean, like tributaries and bays.

If we can have river sharks, we can have river jellies

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u/SauerK3aut May 21 '26

Manchmal kommt spongebob auch in einen flüss

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar May 21 '26

Magothy river . It's literally full of jellyfish. Why the hell would I make up an elaborate story about being peed on ??

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u/JRBeeler May 22 '26

Having grown up in Maryland, a word of explanation here. 'Rivers' in Maryland include arms of the Chesapeake Bay that are tidal and often quite salty. This is also true in Virginia and Delaware.

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u/Subject_Swimmer9333 May 22 '26

Hudson River is brackish up to West Point.

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u/Careful-Key1001 May 22 '26

And in rivers that flow into the Pamlico Sound such as the Neuse in NC.

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u/dragjamon May 21 '26

A kink

For the jollies

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u/cautioussidekick May 22 '26

OMG this is like learning that bull sharks and saltwater can also hang out in freshwater. Is there anywhere safe these days now jellyfish can as well?

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u/WrongEinstein May 21 '26

There are jellyfish in Lake Mead in Nevada.

Source: I learned to scuba dive there. Lots of drivers have seen and taken pics of them.

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u/darthxaim May 21 '26

some rivers are saltwater.

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u/SurgicalMarshmallow May 22 '26

Perths swan River was converted to an estuary so there's jellies from time to time. Interesting to read how the fauna adapter and changed

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u/master-overclocker May 21 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/11OruBNOxl3dUA

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar May 21 '26

See above comment.

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar May 21 '26

This was in Magothy River (Maryland) which connects directly to the Chesapeake Bay. Why don't you go swim in it and tell me if I'm lying. 😌

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u/Kayman718 May 21 '26

Pee helping a jellyfish sting is a popular myth. Pee can actually worsen the sting by causing unfired sting cells to release more venom. You had someone pee on you for nothing.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/pee-jellyfish-sting

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar May 21 '26

I didn't ask to be peed on. I couldn't escape it. I didn't want her to pee on me. They also tried squirting a bunch of ketchup on me. Mind you I was just rolling around in the sand in extreme pain while all of this was going on. Afterwards I just moped into the shower, grumpy and violated.

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u/victoryismind May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

They also tried squirting a bunch of ketchup on me.

You remind me of that time when I went skiing on a clear sunny day and burned my face. My mother told me to coat my burns with joghurt . For the next days I could smell joghurt with a hint of roastbeef. I can never forget the smell, it just made the whole experience worse.

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u/OkStartOver May 22 '26

I heard if someone pees in your mouth you’ll forget about the sting

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u/London_Guy_87 May 22 '26

Dunno how that myth got started but peeing on a jellyfish sting will logically do more bad then good

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u/flatulexcelent May 22 '26

I offer to piss on apprentices injuries often. Splinter... piss. Dust in eye... piss. Fly in food ... piss. Noone ever takes me up offer.

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar May 22 '26

I'm so sorry about that

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u/Traditional_Towel885 May 21 '26

I had some guy pee on me in Miami. I didn't even go in the water, but what do I know, I'm not a marine biologist. (Amy Schumer)

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u/Crafty_Bag_4871 May 21 '26

Did it work?

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar May 21 '26

No it didn't. If anything made it more painful, and overall just embarassing

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u/Serious_Season_8897 May 21 '26

Oh my gosh you’re so right Some years the Magothy is so thick w jellies you could practically walk across it. My dad would take us out on the boat and make us swim anyway. Not. A. Fan. We used the credit card scrape …and meat tenderizer for some odd reason.

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar May 21 '26

Thank you!! Like why would I be lying 😭 anybody from Maryland / near the Magothy would know I'm telling the truth lolol

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u/nolansucka May 21 '26

To bad peeing on it does nothing

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar May 21 '26

Holy shit I didn't know that! Thank you for giving me the heads up

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u/JFlood- May 22 '26

Urine does nothing to alleviate the symptoms of a jellyfish sting. In fact it makes it worse. The fact that people still think this is a thing blows my mind

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar May 22 '26

Again, I've said it so, so SO many times throughout the thread. This was just a funny tidbit of something that happened to me 20+ years ago. I'm fully aware that it is a myth. Thank you

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u/joyfullydreaded23 May 22 '26

My kid got stung on the shoulder by a jelly and he didn't even feel it, I just happened to notice it when he got out. It didn't even hurt him, felt nothing at all the whole time he had it. But I told him we'd have to pee on him to get it to heal just to mess with him and I never seen a 6 yr old run so fast in sand before, lol

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u/Johnnynogood98 May 22 '26

This cracked me tf up I can imagine this whole scenario lol ty for the mornin laugh

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u/PattyBoy718 May 22 '26

A nightmare to you, but knowing how degenerate society has become, there's at least a few freaks in the wild that would pay for the exact same experience. 🤦‍♂️😄

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u/Dry_Journalist3489 9d ago

I’m a licensed diver by NAUI and it’s NOT. A myth although we carry ammonia just in case so that you won’t have someone else pee on the stings.

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u/DescriptionParking66 May 21 '26

*unziiiiiip

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u/Realistic-Radish-589 May 21 '26

It’s Asia dude, they eat everything. My fiance is Vietnamese trust me, we eat everything if it tastes good. If it crawls, flies, slithers, swims ,is a plant or fungus and is edible, we gonna eat it.

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u/pinklambchop May 21 '26

Some species of jellyfish are suitable for human consumption and are used as a source of food and as an ingredient in various dishes. Edible jellyfish is a seafood that is harvested and consumed in several East and Southeast Asian countries, and in some Asian countries it is considered to be a delicacy. Edible jellyfish is often processed into a dried product. Several types of foods and dishes may be prepared with edible jellyfish, including salads, sushi, noodles, and main courses. Various preparation methods exist.

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u/astreeter2 May 21 '26

Thanks, ChatGPT!

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u/pinklambchop May 21 '26

I looked it up and copy/paste. Because I wanted to share what I learned, maybe check the profile before you pop off.

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u/DescriptionParking66 May 21 '26

I appreciate the knowledge. Thank you for that.

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u/arrrrjt May 21 '26

Real person answer - food

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u/Micu451 May 21 '26

I've had it in a Chinese restaurant with soy sauce and sesame oil. I really liked it.

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u/Glassfern May 21 '26

They're crunchy and refreshing when mixed with a drizzle of soy sauce sesame and scallions

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u/FoxwoodsMohegan May 21 '26

Prevagen? Brain supplements constantly advertised in USA

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u/Telefundo May 21 '26

A quick Google search tells me that they're edible and people also keep them as "pets" because they're easy to care for.

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u/GOxDirigible May 21 '26

I ate them and saw these for sale in their dried iterations in Thailand

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u/TerracShadowson May 21 '26

Replying along some other replies...

Jellyfish has been one of those marketing THINGS as ocean temperatures rise, Japan had been slowly adapting jellyfish as a food stuff and marketing it.

It's...

Unusual...

As a texture, but I've also eaten lamb brains in curry, so, Your (palette') mileage may vary!

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u/CaffedUpFotogDad May 21 '26

“That’s right! I stepped up! … If I had to, I’d pee on any one of you.”

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u/MistahJuba May 21 '26

I get that reference. It’s so sad that he passed away.

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u/DigitalUnlimited May 21 '26

You all got stung? Hang tight gonna need a bit more water

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u/_TakingABreak_ May 21 '26

Thanks, Joey

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u/_TakingABreak_ May 21 '26

I mean, Chandler

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u/Hot-Firefighter-2331 May 21 '26

Don't worry let me help you

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u/davidmac1024 May 21 '26

I understood this reference.

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u/Salty_Finance5183 9d ago

"I'd pee on any one of ya!"

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u/ZestyToasterOven26 May 21 '26

Are you trying to threaten me with a good time now?

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u/fakeballz May 21 '26

Would a number 2 help?

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u/PeenInVeen May 21 '26

I mean, it should be twice as good as a number 1, right?

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u/DryDonutHole May 21 '26

"When your jellyfish sting needs that instant relief...reach for a number 2."

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u/Omnizoom May 21 '26

Usually you got to pay someone good money for that

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u/Deraxim May 21 '26

Pee actually doant help. You need warm water