30 Of The Best Questions And Answers From A Man Who Survived Almost Being Swallowed By A Humpback Whale

Have you ever wondered what it might be like if you were swallowed by a giant whale? Well, believe it or not, this (almost) happened to a man just last week - and he lived to tell the tale!

How did it happen? Well, Michael Packard, who is a lobster diver in the Cape Cod area, was minding his own business 45 ft underwater, when a humpback whale mistook him for food and tried to swallow him.

The 56-year-old-man said he felt a big bump and everything went black. At first he thought he had been bitten by a shark and was going to die.

Michael felt around the dark space and realized there didn't seem to be any teeth, and he wasn't in any pain. Michael says that's when he realized, "Oh my God, I’m in a whale’s mouth and he’s trying to swallow me."

As Michael was trying to figure out how to get out of the giant whale's mouth, the animal swam up to the surface and started shaking his head. The movement forced Michael out of the whale's mouth and back into the water.

The diver initially thought that his legs had been broken, but thankfully they were just badly bruised. Michael says he was in the whale's mouth for around 30 seconds, but luckily he was wearing a regulator, which meant he could breathe.

Michael's lobster diving partner saw the whale come up to the surface and spit his friend out. Can you imagine?

"I just want to clarify what happened to me today," Michael explained. "I was lobster diving and a humpback whale tried to eat me."

"I was in his closed mouth for about 30 to 40 seconds before he rose to the surface and spit me out. I am very bruised up but have no broken bones."

Michael went on to thank his rescuers. "I want to thank the Provincetown rescue squad for their caring and help,” he said.

Michael's son, Jacob, hosted a Q & A on Reddit's 'Ask Me Anything' subreddit, where people could ask the diver whatever they liked about the ordeal. You can read some of the best questions and answers below.