Can you breathe inside a whale?

We do know that whales can be flatulent, so there is some gas. They do have gassy pockets, but it's not air, not good to breath. Certainly, no air inside a fish, so I think that's really what's going to get you in the end. So I'm afraid no.
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Can a person survive inside a whale?

While the veracity of the story is in question, it is physically possible for a sperm whale to swallow a human whole, as they are known to swallow giant squid whole. However, such a person would be crushed, drowned or suffocated in the whale's stomach.
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What happens if u go inside a whale?

Not only would it be dark and slimy down here, but you'd also find it hard to breathe due to the lack of oxygen and an increase in methane gas. As the whale's throat muscles constricted in and out to help force you down, you'd also start to feel hydrochloric acid beginning to eat away at your skin.
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Can a human survive in the stomach of a whale?

Even if someone did make it past those, the blue whale's esophagus is only 25 cm (10 in) across — too small to allow a human through. The only whales that would have no trouble swallowing us humans are sperm whales, so let's see how we can avoid becoming their dinner.
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Has anyone ever survived being swallowed by a whale?

Massachusetts commercial lobster diver Michael Packard thought he was going to die after a humpback whale swallowed him into its mouth in 45 feet of water off Cape Cod. But he survived.
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Why is whale vomit illegal?

In the Indian context, the sperm whales are a protected species under Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act and possession or trade of any of its by-products, including Ambergris and its byproducts, is illegal under provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
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Why is whale vomit valuable?

Ambergris is very rare because not every sperm whale poo includes lumps. Also, the numbers of sperms are much lower these days. The odour of ambergris is one of its clearest identifying traits. Whale vomit has been used in some expensive perfumes as it allows the scent to last longer.
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Can a man survive 3 days in a fish?

The 56-year-old fisherman Luigi Marquez claims that a whale swallowed him. According to Marquez he stayed there for three days and nights. When Marquez didn't return home, the coastal guard tried to find him during but failed to locate him and he was considered dead.
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Will a whale spit you out?

The esophagus on nontoothed whales is too small to actually swallow a human but they could wrap their mouth around a large object and then spit it out.
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Why do whales not eat humans?

They don't attack people. The question is -- why not? On a simple, biological scale they are bigger and stronger than we are, have sharper teeth, and they're carnivores. Any similar creature might see humans as a tasty little snack, but not orcas.
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Why can't whales swallow humans?

For the most part, whales are not able to swallow people. In fact, most whale species have throats that are far too small to be able to swallow an adult, so they wouldn't be able to swallow a person if they tried.
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Was Jonah swallowed by a whale?

Although the creature which swallowed Jonah is often depicted in art and culture as a whale, the Hebrew text actually uses the phrase dag gadol, which means "big fish".
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Can you survive in an air pocket?

“At 70,000 parts per million, you lose consciousness pretty rapidly,” Eric Hexdall, a nurse and clinical director of diving medicine at the Duke University, told National Geographic. Hexdall calculated that, in an air pocket the size of a U-Haul moving van, it would take about 79 hours before you lost consciousness.
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Can a fish swallow a human?

A fish could be large enough to swallow a human. After some rudimentary searching and research on the web we can illiminate most species of fish because they rarely exceed 2m. In order for them to swallow a man whole they would need to be all stomach and we know this is not the way fish work.
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Why was Jonah swallowed by a whale?

In the Book of Jonah, the Biblical prophet is attempting to avoid God's command that he go and prophesize the doom of the city of Nineveh. As he sails toward Tarshish, a storm hits the ship and sailors throw Jonah overboard as a sacrifice to save themselves. Jonah is then swallowed by a great fish.
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How much is whale poop worth?

The waxy, rock-like substance is produced in the intestinal tract of one out of every 100 sperm whales. When expelled by the animal into the sea, ambergris can develop fragrant properties over time, which makes it a valuable ingredient in perfumes. The substance can fetch up to $25 per gram.
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How big is a whale turd?

A blue whale can excrete up to 200 litres of poo in one bowel movement.
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What is whale poop called?

Ambergris is a richly scented luxury product that's worth its weight in gold. It's also whale poo. If you're a blubber-loving whale-o-phile, the idea of eating whale parts likely sounds horrific. But there is one ocean-friendly way to get your whale fix: Ambergris.
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What is whale poop used for?

ambergris, a solid waxy substance originating in the intestine of the sperm whale (Physeter catodon). In Eastern cultures ambergris is used for medicines and potions and as a spice; in the West it was used to stabilize the scent of fine perfumes.
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How much does whale Sperm cost?

The current rate for ambergris is about $35 per gram, depending on its quality (a gram of gold runs about $61 per gram, as of October 2020).
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Do whales poop and pee?

Whale poop is important because it transports nutrients from the deep ocean, up to the surface. "Sperm whales feed on giant squid and other deep sea creatures. So they'll dive more than a kilometer down." Then they come to the surface to breathe, and digest, "and as it turns out they poop and they also pee.
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