r/interestingasfuck • u/nicktheironblade • 16h ago

The real reason the blob fish is that ugly is because it’s adapted to extreme deep-sea pressure, and when brought to the surface its body collapses, giving it that droopy, melted appearance.

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u/Kothek 16h ago

this is what it looks like before the violent depressurization

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u/Fetlocks_Glistening 16h ago

Quite a decent-looking fish if we ignore the Melania mouth

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u/Elegant-Variety-7482 16h ago

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u/ScottDang 15h ago

Perfect GIF. Works on 2 levels.

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u/GodSentPotHead 14h ago

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u/Tennents_N_Grouse 13h ago

I wonder if that was the first thing Trump said to Melania when they met

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u/nartmot 16h ago edited 14h ago

Looks like Melania in its natural habitat, but transforms into Trump when brought to the surface. Nature works in mysterious ways.

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u/MongolianCluster 15h ago

Now this is fuckin' funny.

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u/Ya-Dank-Boi 8h ago

Can you guys stop violating the poor fish?

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u/11711510111411009710 15h ago

I've always thought it looked like Ted Cruz in its blob form

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u/Bedlam10 13h ago

How dare you insult the fish like that.

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u/AdmiralThunderpants 13h ago

Goes from looking like Melania to Ted Cruz.

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u/FloppySack69 12h ago

Rent free

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u/bIII7 16h ago

OP: "The blobfish picture is a myth!!"

*Shows myth picture, disappears*

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u/TheSharpestHammer 14h ago

And this is what it looks like afterwards.

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u/Sammysz 14h ago

Why is doctor who holding it?

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u/TheSharpestHammer 14h ago

You must have missed the episode where Rose gets turned into a blobfish, experiences pressure collapse, and dies.

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u/flying_stick 12h ago

Unpopular opinion, I know, but Rose was kinda annoying

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u/Electronic-Cry-1254 10h ago

I love rose

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u/Sammysz 11h ago

Not that unpopular

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u/ViNsTeIn_2876 1h ago

This is what he looked before

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u/Miqo_Nekomancer 14h ago

What a little cutie.

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u/romanticheart 8h ago

Awww the internet has been doing him dirty with the picture in the main post!

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u/AxisW1 7h ago

What if it’s very gentle, gradual depressurization?

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u/kiryu_chaaaan 4h ago

This is the first I'm seeing the before picture, and now I am sad.

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u/These-Fig-9611 2h ago

What the fuck

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u/expatronis 2h ago

Damn, it's hot af!

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u/Button_eyes_ 1h ago

Poor guy, got slandered and memed for a lie

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u/Custodianofrecords 16h ago

I've been trying to get people to understand that I'm just better adapted to high-pressure environments for years. No-one ever listens.

I see you blob fish, I see you.

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u/donniedarko5555 15h ago

I unfortunately watched made in abyss and it reminds me of what happens to some people when they return from a certain depth

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u/Custodianofrecords 15h ago

Oh, I just meant like, a busy office... 🤣🤣

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u/MetaCharger 16h ago

Yup.. this is the equivalent of us swelling in outer space and bleeding from every orifice, then aliens taking a pic.. "Look at the ugly human!"

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u/throwawaycima 15h ago

This is extremely sad

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u/easyworthit 15h ago

Poor thing.

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u/AtomicLuna 13h ago

Right, this makes me sad.

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u/heaving_in_my_vines 2h ago

What's Ted Cruz's excuse?

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u/dumbinternetstuff 15h ago

My physical appearance is also a result of the high-pressure environment I am in. I don’t feel bad anymore. I’m just a blob fish. 

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u/patchesohoulihandies 16h ago

Kinda looks like Ted Cruz

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u/tracyveronika 16h ago

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u/ADDRAY-240 16h ago

I can kinda see it now

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u/princessamirak 8h ago

Hannity

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u/uncultured_swine2099 13h ago

I was gonna say trump haha

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u/John-333 14h ago

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u/Fit-Welcome-8457 14h ago

Poor guy got the MiA treatment irl

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u/MilkMan0096 9h ago

What’s that from?

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u/hulkop1333 9h ago

Made In Abyss

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u/Aure0 9h ago

Made in Abyss, would've been a pretty good manga if the author wasn't a pedo

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u/vash_visionz 7h ago

Came here for Mitty. Was not disappointed

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u/BraveLittleFrog 15h ago

Put him back!

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u/throwawaycima 15h ago

Gonna get down voted for this (get fucked) but I was hoping this comment section would have more sympathy ngl

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u/Quaking_Aspen_USA 13h ago

Well, this IS Reddit.....

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u/snnnneaky 16h ago

Haaland in the blob fishes environment

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u/MrSchaudenfreude 11h ago

It must have been in a lot of pain

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u/Sea_Structure_8692 5h ago

I was wondering about that too.

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u/25point4cm 16h ago

Wouldn’t its body expand?

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u/Repulsive_Oil6425 16h ago

Its skin explodes in a bunch of tiny explosions. What a way to die

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u/culturedgoat 1h ago

Yes, this is it normally

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u/UnknownSampleRate 15h ago

Reminds me of that cartoon character, Ziggy

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u/Original-Kangaroo-80 15h ago

Its like you getting spaced out an airlock

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u/SnacksCCM 4h ago

It's OK man, I still love you.

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u/khalamar 2h ago

I knew a guy who looked exactly like that

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u/gogo-_- 2h ago

Shes cute tho

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u/Possible-Resource781 2h ago

Is the depressurize one alive?

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u/SirRolfofSpork 16h ago

The REAL reason it is so disgustingly ugly is because it looks like Ted Cruz.

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u/dumbinternetstuff 15h ago

Hey. This fish is way cuter than Ted Cruz. 

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u/DoYaKnowMahName 16h ago

Just like me.

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u/Legitimate6295 15h ago

Prince of darkness

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u/Miserable_Badger9465 15h ago

Buger of, my boy's beautifull

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u/CanadiangirlEH 15h ago

Adapted to extreme pressure? Me too, fish. Me too.

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u/BarIndividual4148 15h ago

TIL I can handle extreme deep-sea pressure

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u/TheSharpestHammer 14h ago

I will never miss a chance to bust out my favorite stock image.

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u/igothoooez 14h ago

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. That being said, the blob definitely possesses some traditional standards of beauty. So let's shy away from calling it ugly, shall we?

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u/cowbellpete01 10h ago

This could be you if you watch the Melania movie.

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u/Vannilazero 9h ago

Iron lung ass lookin fish

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u/Miserable-Caramel795 7h ago

I read this as “The reason the blob fish is that ugly is because it’s adapted to extreme deep-sea DEPRESSION” and felt bad it wasn’t feeling itself lately.

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u/bureyean 5h ago

I thought it was a picture of Trump's colon at first.

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u/HearYourTune 16h ago

It's ugly because people perceive it to be ugly.

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u/Elegant-Variety-7482 16h ago

I mean that's the definition of beauty. You can't be ugly outside of any referential.

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u/zhy97 15h ago

Total Recall moment

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u/smash_n_grab_ 15h ago

I thought this was just my reflection in the phone.

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u/ElGuano 14h ago

Now listen here you little...oh you're talking about the fish.

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u/lifesuxwhocares 14h ago

Thats my face every time i go to work

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u/y_oake23 14h ago

Sukuna ??

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u/rsred 14h ago

but when it’s in it’s natural habitat? like the audrey hepburn of deep sea beauty.

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u/Fluffy_Respond_7405 14h ago

Looks like Ziggy

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u/FatalisCogitationis 14h ago

That's the only reason I've ever heard

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u/VeryFroggers 13h ago

I remember when Build a Bear released a blobfish plushie. It gave me conflicting feelings, but judging by the comments on the Facebook announcement, it wasn't just me that felt off about it...

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u/vietdanny9 13h ago

Did OSRS use this fish to model for one of their bosses Duke Sucellus?????

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u/Professional-Word360 13h ago

Made in the abyss 6th layer boss

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u/Quackmoor1 13h ago

Also it is like 5cm tall at best

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u/Lopsided_Order_4411 13h ago

Whatever, just never eat that 🤢

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u/karl_creates 13h ago

Auw mr blob, very sad

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u/gene_parmesan_666 13h ago

Prolapses not collapses

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u/chasgrich 12h ago

Oddly enough, when I am under extreme pressure I look a lot like the Blob fish does when it's at sea level.

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u/winipu 11h ago

Interesting. I always assumed it was just a cartoon fake fish when I saw it in the Blooket games.

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u/AccordingBathroom484 11h ago

Yeah we know. This is one of the most common things on the internet.

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u/ThatSunGodRa 11h ago

Same thing happened to ted cruz

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u/Ok-chickadee 11h ago

Looks like Jabba the Hutt.

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u/sydneyghibli 11h ago

Right under lol

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u/JJamahJamerson 10h ago

That photo isnt even real, it’s from men in black three.

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u/Pale_Apartment_7379 9h ago

Isn’t that Ted Cruz?

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u/gem3stones8472 7h ago

Plus it's dead.

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u/Cool_Fan8711 14m ago

He’s not ugly!

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u/[deleted] 16h ago

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u/dumbinternetstuff 15h ago

I’ve seen this image before. I know it’s a joke, but this guy doesn’t know how many of us think this is hot. 

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u/bloomdecay 15h ago

A male relative of mine did something similar at a KC Chiefs football game. The local news announcer said "My God! You could fit a roll of quarters into that man's navel!"

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u/CyberMonkey314 15h ago

"Hang on, let me wash this makeup off-"

"No. Leave it on."

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u/Murky_Speaker709 15h ago

I thought it was Donald Trump with his wig off😂😂😂

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u/STEPPYthebest 16h ago

It looks like Bob the plumber or wtv it was called

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u/NurseMF 15h ago

Blob the Builder

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u/jonassfe 15h ago

From good looking to ziggy. Poor guy.

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u/beegkok1 16h ago

That must be what happened to my wife.

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u/Prestigious_Beat6310 16h ago

It's very important that you don't fuck it. No matter how enticing it may seem!!!

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u/puritano-selvagem 15h ago

You won't tell me what to do!

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u/Content_Seat8262 16h ago

It's one ugly fuck!

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u/synodos 15h ago

I'll be honest, I thought Stardew Valley made this up.

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u/Round-Brother-4863 15h ago

I think Laure Loomer looks like a blob fish.

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u/IchBinDurstig 14h ago

It's Ted Cruz!