There’s almost nothing worse than being alone in the deep blue sea.
Considering we have only explored a tiny percentage of the ocean; practically anything could be swimming down there.
And the creatures we do know about don’t look too pretty either – take a look at this lovely fella known as the ‘demon fish’ for example.
With so many scary possibilities, only the toughest people are happy to risk venturing into its depths.
In this instance, it was Garrett Reisman, an engineer and former astronaut who lived down in the deep blue for two whole weeks with a crew.
Garrett Reisman experienced some unusual things at the bottom of the sea (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Speaking about his experience in 2020 interview with Joe Rogan, Reisman revealed the most terrifying encounter he had while living in the deep blue.
Recalling an experience while visiting the underwater toilet chamber, he came face to face with a goliath grouper – a fish that’s 8ft long on average and weighs up to 800 pounds.
“I went down [into the water], opened my eyes and in the darkness with my flashlight and I saw like right in front of me this huge eyeball like about the size I don’t know of a saucer,” he said.
“This big staring unblinking great at me.”
Naturally, the encounter left Reisman feeling pretty spooked, leading him to take off back to the main base in a fright.
“My crew come running with a guy like I’ve been bit by a shark or something and I’m like giant fish,” he added. “It was a goliath grouper.”
Imagine finishing your business and being met by this unit (Getty Stock Image)
This wasn’t the only bizarre encounter for Reisman either, as he also had to deal with deep-sea fish thinking his bowel movement was their dinner.
In order to take a dump, Reisman would have to pop on an oxygen mask, exit the base and swim to a nearby ‘gazebo’ toilet.
“The fish get accustomed to this,” he continued. “As soon as you drop in the water at night it’s like the dinner bell going off. Because this is feeding time.”
That’s right, just picture dozens of fish flapping around your bare backside in order to get a bite of dinner.
