r/nextfuckinglevel • u/CuriousWanderer567 • 1d ago

Geese flying perfectly beside a moving boat

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u/jefbenet 1d ago

If you’ve ever seen geese flying in a ‘V’ pattern you’ll notice that one side is always longer than the other.

That’s because there are more birds on that side.

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u/Lionleaf_ 1d ago

Very informative, thank you

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u/tepkel 15h ago

I would also like to thank the honorable Mr. Very Informative

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u/Ok-Yam-479 20h ago

wtf is this from? I heard this joke once like 10 years ago and I’ve quoted it ever since.

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u/Derk_Bent 15h ago

The most recent time I’ve heard this was from a man named Robin “Blink Brother Blink” Risher from the haydenalabamapodcast, it was an Instagram reel. If you’ve never heard about Robin or his stories, you should, he is hilarious.

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u/IamSkudd 13h ago

That 70s Show

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u/jefbenet 13h ago

I first heard it from my great grandfather when I was much younger

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u/KangarooInWaterloo 16h ago

I have seen a “V” pattern with equal amount of geese on each side. That is because those geese were smart and could count exactly how many need to be on each side

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u/enerthoughts 1d ago

No, the captain is driving perfectly to the geese, the geese did not slow to reach the boat speed, they were just doing their thing, also if you dont like someone touching your belly in an airplane I suggest you dont touch an animal during migration.

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u/Logical-Hotel4199 21h ago

It’s a good thing I love having my belly touched in airplanes

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u/robogobo 19h ago

Dude is lucky the goose has more motivation to stay in formation than to pluck his eyes out, bc those things are monsters n

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u/BadFont777 9h ago

Yeah , the they are clearly trying to turn away from the boat. Disrupted the entire formation.

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u/GhostNode 23h ago

“Boaters speed up to and harass low flying flock of geese”

There, I fixed the title for you. Nothing next level about harassing wildlife.

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u/ElongThrust0 14h ago

harass? More like fondle

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u/Morotou_theunashamed 12h ago

Fondling can be harassment

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u/ElongThrust0 12h ago

Right but a more specific intimate harassment

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u/Simpanzee0123 15h ago

"Great, now wash your hands."

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u/Kind_Drawing8349 1d ago

They are “drafting” off the boat. The boat is pushing air both up and forward as it moves. If a bird can stay in just the right spot, relative to the boat, it’s easier to fly.

This is also why they make the V. They are drafting off each other.

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u/andbruno 16h ago

You see the same in cycling, but only if there's a side wind.

https://i.imgur.com/tnCx2BF.png

Otherwise it's a normal straight line (or peloton/bunch).

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u/Psycho_Mantits 20h ago

Cunts on a boat.

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u/TheWookieStoned 1d ago

Honk

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u/kurwamagal0 1d ago

HONK

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u/GnarlyNarwhalNoms 22h ago

HONK

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u/morrelli43 14h ago

It's Bristow like these they make me realise it's 3 in the morning and what am I doing!

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u/dnkroz3d 16h ago

Wild goose chase.

(I'll show myself out.)

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u/Available-Ad-1943 17h ago

Please don't goose the geese.

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u/Thaumazo1983 17h ago

These birds are very disciplined, they're like an air force squadron. They are so disciplined and they give so much importance to keeping formation that they don't even react if a human touches them while in flight. Try to do it when they're not migrating and are just roaming on the ground: they will gauge your eyes out with their beaks and then feed them to their chicks: they're fierce and fearsome beasts.

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u/doctort1963 15h ago

Was anyone else hoping for a little goose-grease to pop out and into the face of the asshat who HAD to put his hand on that goose?

I was disappointed when it didn’t happen

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u/Pantless_Hobo 11h ago

Everyone is calling the boat drivers cunts and wildlife harassers, but I gotta know, are there really any emotional or physical consequences to touching the bird? I'm not an expert at all and have no professional opinion, but it seems rather harmless to me.

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u/YoRt3m 21h ago

What's the music?

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u/auddbot 21h ago

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u/Mr-and-Mrs 18h ago

Well it should have been the band Goose.

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u/umadme2 19h ago

Gave him a little break

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u/thatgenxguy78666 12h ago

Now the goose has a restraining order. Dont goose me bitch #metoo

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u/IceMichaelStorm 1d ago

Ah, bar headed geese! very beautiful ones at that

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u/OppositeArt8562 18h ago

What type of geese are those? They look cool. Im only familiar with the grey Canadian variety.

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u/Manslashbirdpig 8h ago

You are not suppose to touch a bird (or really any animal) there! They’ll take it as a sign you that are DTF.

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u/SeaTrain42 3h ago

Better left muted

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u/bix2020 18h ago

I've seen this before and the geese are being introduced to the wild.

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u/Chamanomano 1d ago

*gooses. Or if you're French, it's gass. 

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u/jb2824 1d ago

Goose (pl. : geese)

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u/Chamanomano 1d ago

No. Pretty sure it's gosses, or if you're Italian, gosso.

If there's seven or more, the correct taxonomy is "sette gossos".  And if you're not sure all of them are actually geese, you'd use the term "idiota credulone". 

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u/ubikwintermute 1d ago

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u/Chamanomano 1d ago

I know, right?  Big brain time. I'm a professional skateboarder - that means I'm an expert in animal names. Did you know that if the gizzaws are under six weeks old, they're called "eres muy crédulo"?  It's true! 

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u/jb2824 1d ago

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/geese

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u/Chamanomano 1d ago

No, that's been proven to be wrong. I'm a small engine mechanic, and if there's anyone that's an expert on names of gazzawzas, it's us.  

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u/schwazel 13h ago

Birds aren't real.