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Tho I must admit that I would never get that close to the surface with my bare hands while doing this.

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[–] Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What about barefoot! Those Brazilians are crazy lol

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

As long as you're not bleeding or anything, you could safely jump in the water and swim with them!

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Idk man

I don't think I'd want to risk being shredded alive the moment I scrape my toe on a rock

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

i can confirm my father and their brothers swam, probably every day, in a pond with piranhas, and i don't think they care to much to verify if they had injures

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Maybe because their piranhas are well fed? Try starving them then jump in.

[–] mangaskahn@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 6 points 21 hours ago

If you read the article, they're not so scary at all. Nothing but myth and legend.

[–] Exusia@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There it is, the fish we joke swims up your dick.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

One zip tie could prevent that

[–] Exusia@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Dickfish hate this one simple trick!

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Men hate this one simple trick as well.

[–] Exusia@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago
[–] Greg@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

you could safely jump in the water and swim with them!

But I can't swim

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

we have jaguar here too, they bite harder enough to have alligator in their diet :D, not that entering a lake would save you, they are great swimmers too

[–] don@lemm.ee 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

you could safely jump in the water ~~and swim~~ with them!

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] EightLeggedFreak@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Well, they find out if they're a witch or not.

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just don't bleed while drowning so you don't die.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 2 points 21 hours ago

Lifeguards hate this one trick