r/funny • u/vernetroyer • Aug 13 '14

Got a little too excited about Shark Week last night

http://imgur.com/gEseeGo
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u/TheRealManniMonster Aug 13 '14

But seriously. Have you been to the Smithsonian with the shark jaws? They're huge and could swallow a man whole.

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u/cynognathus Aug 13 '14

Megalodon jaws.

Here's a picture of Bashford Dean, the first person to attempt to reconstruct a Megalodon jaw, sitting inside his reconstruction.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '14

I thought megladon was fake? I read somewhere (a few days ago) that discovery made hat shit up for sensationalism? Or is the shark real but not the story? Sorry if I'm wrong!

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u/cynognathus Aug 13 '14

Megalodon was a real shark. The fake Discovery thing was a "documentary" they made for last year's Shark Week claiming that Megalodon still exists and is terrorizing people. In truth, it went extinct about 1.5 million years ago.

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u/Future_of_Amerika Aug 14 '14

Next thing I know you'll be telling me that documentary called Sharknado is fake.

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u/TheRealManniMonster Aug 13 '14

This is what I was talking about! Thanks!

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u/cynognathus Aug 13 '14

No problem. I live in DC and always point these out while doing tour guide duty when friends visit.

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u/undearius Aug 13 '14

That... looks painful.

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u/pukesonyourshoes Aug 14 '14

What? They could swallow a manhole? A manhole cover, sure...