For many people, the sea is associated with impressions of summer. After all, during the holidays, it is the beaches that most people want to go to. This is understandable, because fresh sea air, warm water and sunny weather give a feeling of joy and unforgettable bliss.
But for many great personalities, the sea means something more. In novels, writers from all countries loved to describe sea adventures associated with the dangers fraught with raging waves. Travelers do not skimp on real (and sometimes embellished) descriptions of their wanderings across endless waters.
We invite you to read the best phrases that touch on maritime topics.
[edit] Examples of public pages on VKontakte
As a result of a set of events organized by VK at the beginning of 2017, most of these communities were blocked. Data on the number of subscribers is given as of May-June 2016.
- blue8whale - Space whale (over 160,000 subscribers)
- bluewh - blue whale.[2] (42000)
- kit_8 — Whales die in puddles of gasoline[3] (24000)
- teens_sad - whales don't cry. (4000)
- kity_tozhe_letauyt — Whales also fly (2500)
- whalesdn - Whales (17500)
- hellish_drollery - Keith (61500)
THREE CUTS AND A BLOODY FINGER
After kilometers of correspondence, I found a girl-curator. She gave me my first task. Verification.
“Do ***, film everything and send it to me along with your home address. Plus the reason why you want to play the game in the first place. If I understand that this is not a fake, I will transfer it to the chat, where the game will begin on January 15.”
I sent it (I found the required pictures on the Internet). I get the answer: “It will do.” I hope you know what you're getting into. There is no turning back. The last level is suicide.” "Fine. But tell me about yourself. Why do you need that?" - “I’m 15. I’m not doing well either. Parents are drinking. I'll play too. What difference does it make when you die, now or at 50? Everyone has the same ending. So there you go. The rules are as follows - 50 levels, tasks will arrive every day at exactly 4.20 am. It takes a day to complete... Send me your phone, otherwise my mother will sometimes yell at me and take my cell phone away. If I can’t enter Telega, I’ll send the task via SMS.”
In addition, the curator sent me music suitable for suicide. The music is just creepy.
Stop the game
In the dying video, the deceased said goodbye to her mother, admitting that she loved her. The girl admitted that she is associated with so-called death groups. And they are much worse than the previous ones.
“I was allowed to record the last video. A new wave is beginning, there will be many victims, these are not curators, this is something more,” the child’s words are quoted in the material.
The teenager asked to spread the word and stop the terrible game. According to a 14-year-old schoolgirl, 524 people took part in it, of which 105 were in the Lipetsk region. All of them, according to the girl, could die.
Three days later, a 16-year-old young man, an athletic youth who preferred to lead a healthy lifestyle and was popular with his peers, passed away. Friends claim that the deceased met.
Everyone loves whales
For thousands of years my people lived on the edge of the earth. We were on our own, and no one knew about us, until one moment the world found us. Feel its rhythm. You need to get close to him at arm's length. You need to know where Abvik will surface before he does it. You can define it. Get it together! Come on, pull yourself together. Kill abvik. Kill abvik! Based on the true story of Barrow, Alaska, October 1988. Avocado is a fruit native to Mexico and the main ingredient in guacamole. But fruits don’t grow in this harsh climate. So how did avocados end up 483 km north of the Arctic Circle? This beauty, like everything else in town, took four plane trips to arrive in the cold town of Barrow, Alaska. As you can imagine, diners at Amigos, the northernmost Mexican restaurant in the world, value this special delicacy highly. Hello everyone, how's the food? Holy Guacamole, how delicious! This is Adam Carlson with Channel 2 News from Barrow, Alaska. Mexican cuisine in the Arctic - wow! Now nothing can surprise us anymore. Thanks Adam! Adam Carlson will continue his Adam in Alaska reporting from Barrow through the end of the week. That's all the news for today. Anchorage, Tuesday, October 11th, 1988. Don Davis here. Good evening. Speech! Speech! Speech! No no. Speech! Speech! Speech! OK then. Let me see. I think Mark Twain said that the coldest winter of his life happened in the summer in San Francisco. I must tell you that this is my coldest summer. But I spent it in the warmest company of my life. Thank you all very much for your hospitality. I am very grateful to you for this. When are you leaving? On Tuesday. But you said you'd do a story about my cousin's snowmobile stunts. You promised. Is it true? — I said “if there is time.” Sorry. - Come on. I don't think I will have it. - Please, it's one minute. - Sorry. Sorry. Is he even worth it? You will be shocked. Well done! Cool! Very cool! Take this off. This, this. Awesome, Arnold! Great, right? Are you serious? - Yes. - And it's all? He's just warming up for the turns! Arnold, show me the spreads! Show me something already, Arnold. What else is this? Anchorage, Alaska Guys. This son of a bitch. So-so. Let's go, Rob. While bids have not been announced, it is not clear who will receive the drilling rights. That's how it is with us, right? I'm surprised you came. I thought you would relax and have fun in the south. Well, I decided - since I’ve laid out the money, I need to show up to receive the goods. Good morning. I ask everyone to take their seats so that we can begin. OIL LEASE AUCTION IN BRISTOL BAY As is known, applications for the right to drill in Bristol Bay filed in
How to protect your child from death groups - tips for parents
Ask your child a neutral question: has he heard that there is such a game as “Blue Whale”? Listen carefully to what the child has to say. If the story contains many details that have not yet been written about online, then there is a risk that the child is already in the game. Also, an adult should be wary of the fact that a teenager talks about his friend participating in a game, since there is a possibility that the child is lying and playing himself, thus talking about himself.
If an adult suspects that their son or daughter is in the dangerous Blue Whale community, then there is no need to take the phone or turn off the Internet. Because a child, if desired, will always find the opportunity to find a gadget and go online. The more restrictions there are, the greater the desire to circumvent these prohibitions. It would be more advisable to look through pages on social networks and phones, but without the teenager knowing about it. Deadly games are a case in which an invasion of privacy is justified.
If there is no mutual understanding between the child and the parents, if the teenager became interested in the topic of suicide and began communicating in a death group, then in this case it would be better to turn to a professional - a psychologist who will explain and teach how to listen and understand your child. How can an adult avoid mistakes in communicating with a child in the future, because it is important for a child to be understood by his parent. He doesn’t want to die at all, he wants to realize that he is valuable as a person, notes practical psychologist Vedmesh N.A.
In conclusion, I would like to add that a teenager, while in puberty, undergoes uneven psychological development. The difficulties of this crisis can be traced in negative, various mental manifestations, as well as in suicidal behavior. To prevent this from happening, a parent should, in a healthy interaction with a growing child, help overcome everyday and psychological difficulties, without aggravating them, but showing the right direction for resolving them.
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Talk to children
On the eve of the girl’s death, the website kp.ru emphasized, her friends received a warning about the schoolgirl’s intention to die. The author described the potential victim of the “Blue Whale” and asked to tell his parents about everything. The teenager could have been saved, but the children did not take the information received seriously. And their 14-year-old friend passed away.
In the warnings sent to parents, they are reminded to pay attention to the child’s changed behavior, whether there are cuts or symbols on his body, and they are asked to minimize access to gadgets and the Internet.
“Keep your child busy, organize an active summer holiday, communicate more, talk with children, do not leave them unattended,” the message noted.
QUEST: FIND A CURATOR
The whole country learned that such games exist on the Internet in 2016, when a wave of publications about “blue whales” began in the media. The information immediately spread like a virus to all families. Explanatory meetings were held in schools, instructions were given, warnings were given. One of the main organizers of such games, as he was presented, 21-year-old Philip Budeikin, was caught and sent to jail. And gradually everything calmed down. Like…
— These death groups were minimized by the end of 2018, when the curators were “purged.” And now, with all these quarantines, they are on the rise again,” says catcher of the game organizers, head of the “Youth Security Service” Leonid Armer . — We left VKontakte, where such content began to be strictly blocked, to secret chats on Telegram. They think that “everything is anonymous” there, although in reality it is not. We find and identify curators there too.
I tried to find a curator (that’s what the organizers of death games on the Internet are called) and I. And, let me tell you, it turned out to be a real quest, twisted according to all the laws of the genre.
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Dolphins (Delphinclassae) are a marine mammal that belongs to the suborder of toothed whales. They are found in seas and oceans, as well as rivers that have access to the sea. As a rule, they feed on crustaceans, mollusks, fish, and some do not disdain sea turtles and birds. There are more than thirty species of dolphins in the world. Sea dolphins are very sociable animals, easy to make contact with and quite friendly. Their tail is located in a horizontal position, and not in a vertical position, like all fish. This helps them jump out of the water. They say that a dolphin, like a cat, hits the water with its tail if it is irritated or preparing to attack. Their pectoral fins are used to control movement through the water, as well as to stroke each other, which increases the social bond between them. Sea dolphins-friends can swim together, away from everyone else, hugging and stroking each other with their fins.
Their teeth
are
rows of conical “stakes”
suitable for catching slippery fish.
In the wild, a dolphin's open mouth is a sign of aggression, especially when combined with clicking jaws. Dolphins breathe through a nostril located at the top of their head. Periodically, they are forced to surface to breathe in air; a complex of nerve endings around the nose allows pressure to be measured so that the dolphin can know when to take a breath. The dolphin's eyes
are covered with a special secretion that protects the eyes from foreign objects and friction from the water. To sleep, a dolphin relaxes only half of its brain, while the other monitors the timely breathing and movement of the animal.
Completely
smooth skin
allows dolphins to move easily in the water and also reduce heat loss.
Sea dolphins often cut their skin with their teeth during mating or fights; these marks change color. Dolphins carry offspring, like human women, in the womb; their pregnancy lasts, depending on the specific species, from 12 to 16 months. The baby comes out tail first
and will stay with its mother until it is 4 years old.
Sea dolphins
live in schools
; females usually remain “at home” while the males hunt. Each flock is assigned its own home, territory for hunting and walking, etc. Flocks often unite and live together. If a dolphin is injured and cannot surface, members of the pod will help it by lifting it above the water and allowing it to breathe.
Sea dolphins spend most of the day searching for food, hunting either alone or in schools.
They use an echolocation system
to find fish.
Dolphins communicate
with each other
by whistling
.
There is still some debate as to whether this whistle constitutes coherent speech. The sounds
of dolphins are quite
diverse
, thanks to the well-thought-out system in their body, they can produce a very wide range of sounds. In fact, the frequency range is ten times greater than the level that is audible to humans. This is called an "echolocation" system, or "Sonar", similar to one used in submarines for free movement under water.
The sounds of dolphins translated into speech are so complex that
different species even have language barriers
, and different species of dolphins cannot communicate with each other. There have also been attempts by dolphins from different species to establish contact with each other by “learning” someone else’s speech. They say that some people were able to understand the sounds of dolphins, and even communicated with them in their language.
Dolphin brains
often exceed humans in both size and number of convolutions.
Dolphins have very weak senses of smell
. Their organs of vision function equally well in water or air. Hearing is characterized by increased acuity.
If
you reflect
a dolphin
in a mirror
, he understands that he sees himself, he can also understand speech - individual sentences, and learn, understanding what he is doing and what is required of him. Animals can pass on the acquired skills to each other and to their descendants.
They are often used for military purposes;
It is possible to train dolphins to search for missing and sunken things, to escort and patrol, etc. Dolphins have 1 fused nostril
, which successfully supplies oxygen to the entire body.
If a dolphin meets a person on land, he will not recognize the same person in the water. And vice versa, having met a person in the water, a dolphin does not recognize him on land.
Dolphins are considered the "royal fish".
In England, to this day there is a law according to which sturgeon, whales and dolphins are considered “royal fish”. Therefore, if they are caught within three miles of the British coast or washed ashore, alive or dead, the Crown can claim them. As a rule, the fishermen, having returned to the port, sell the sturgeon in the usual way, and the buyer, as a sign of loyalty to the throne, asks the queen to honor him and accept his modest bribe.
A bottlenose dolphin
can learn a trick in just one demonstration. True, if the trick is not rewarded, the bottlenose dolphin quickly forgets about it. The reward doesn't have to be food. If a dolphin, receiving a fish, hears a trainer's whistle or his raised hand, then he may associate the whistle or raised hand with encouragement. And next time he will follow the command using a whistle or another sign convenient for the coach.
It takes about one year, sometimes a year and a half, to prepare a dolphin to participate in the whole performance.
But an amazing case is known at the Miami Aquarium
.
Several dolphins were brought to this aquarium for training. Already trained dolphins swam next to the newcomers. The conversation between them did not stop all night. The next morning, all the beginners were performing all the tricks without a single intervention from the trainer. also love to play
. They often prefer play to food. The trainer easily turns this hobby into exciting tricks with a ball, hoop, and crossbars. But the main principle of training an animal is its encouragement. Punishment should be excluded. If a person tries to use punishment, he will get sluggish performance of the trick and aggressive behavior.
Dolphins often manage to heal people who have various nervous diseases or deep depression. How they do this is still unknown. Scientists believe that the whole point is in the special ultrasonic radiation that comes from the animal. When a dolphin communicates with a healthy person, it makes a calm clicking noise; if the animal senses that the person is sick, it begins to purr. After such “sessions” the dolphin gets very tired and tries to be alone to gain strength.
If the dolphin does something bad - for example, splashes the trainer with water or hits him with his head or teeth, then the trainer can turn his back on him, take the bucket of fish and leave for one minute. This will be enough for the dolphin to abandon this method of behavior. But this technique must be used very carefully, as it causes suffering to the animals.
[edit] Interesting facts
- In Russian Wikipedia there is an article Washing up of cetaceans on the shore with 15 interwikis. In the English Wikipedia, the article w-ru:en:Cetacean stranding is more detailed. The articles describe only a biological phenomenon and say nothing about its impact on culture.
- Back in 1851, the American writer Herman Melville wrote the novel “Moby Dick” - a book about a huge white whale, with numerous lyrical digressions, imbued with biblical imagery and multi-layered symbolism. This work, which did not become popular at first, later became famous throughout the world and was repeatedly filmed.
- An error when working with the word “Whales” in UTF-8 encoding served as inspiration for the creation of the article “Китє in the Absurdopedia.
- Whales is a slang name in amateur radio circles for a closed NATO voice channel that uses feedback noise as an encryption key. It got its name because the sound in idle mode is reminiscent of the songs of real whales. In speech transmission mode it creates severe distortion, therefore it is also known as Backwards Music Station. XM according to ENIGMA 2000 classification.
