/r/submechanophobia
Welcome to /r/submechanophobia; the fear of partially or fully submerged man-made objects. Please respect the following rules while here:
All titles must accurately summarise the content of the post with as much relevant information as possible. Proper grammar is expected, and emojis are banned. How do we determine what titles are applicable? It's a two step test:
Does the title describe the content?
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If one of these tests are failed then the post will be removed and flaired 'title rules', meaning you can resubmit the post with a more suitable title.
Check if the submission really is related to submechanophobia. The depicted subject must be partially or fully submerged in water and be man-made. Please nothing that isn't real life; i.e no video games, renderings, CGI, audio interviews etc.
if it's not submerged, it shouldn't be here. If it's supposed to be submerged, it probably shouldn't be here. if it's submerged, and it shouldn't be - it definitely should be here.
Text content and self-posted video clips not pre-approved by the moderators will be removed.
Animatronics go to /r/submergedanimatronic
Remember that this is subMECHANOphobia. No animals please, keep it to posts about man-made objects.
Posts can be removed for being low quality. This is applicable on a case-by-case basis, but that could mean such things as poor resolution, not being closely enough related to the subreddit topic, for being clickbait or for having a bad image host.
Don't use the line "I was told to post this here" or something like "OMG so creepy!". It annoys people, they report the comment and it keeps Automod up all night with notifications. This goes for posting irrelevant comments like "Nope", "Fuck that" or anything similar.
No generic memes, jokes or comics. Put them in the comments if you must
Absolutely no having hostility directed towards one another for mistakes or reposts, we can sort that out. No extreme unpleasantries; the mods will decide how to define that on a case-by-case.
To be considered a repost:
If the image has been posted by someone else in the last three 3 months.
If the image is in the first 2 pages of the "top: all time" section.
If the same user have reposted the same image before, regardless of timespan.
Image is reposted yearly by accounts with suspicious activities, ie. no comments, very high post karma.
If you see a repost, please report the post and we will deal with it when we can.
The mod team reserves the right to remove any content deemed of not adequate quality without notification.
/r/Thalassophobia - Pictures and videos, fiction or real, related to the deep dark water that make us really uncomfortable.
/r/TheDepthsBelow - We are a subreddit dedicated to showcasing the strange, creepy, and horrifying things that exist just below the surface of the water. If it seems like something that just shouldn't be found in the oceans, lakes, or rivers of the world, then this is where it belongs.
/r/megalophobia - A place to post images of all things large, particularly ones that are "triggers" for those with megalophobia. Examples might include large creatures/objects underwater, buildings, statues, ships, etc.
/r/HeavySeas - Subreddit dedicated to videos and general media relating to huge waves!
/r/submarines - We are the subreddit dedicated to every machine under the sea.
/r/TheForgottenDepths - A place for those interested in abandoned mines and other various disused tunnels and underground facilities.
/r/submergedanimatronic/ - A community for posting pictures of partially or fully submerged animatronics.
/r/MovieSubmechanophobia/ - Submechanophobia from Movies, Short-films and TV shows
/r/submechanophobia
https://youtu.be/VEIV_qd-8Ys?si=2sAnjK-vv5NTZw_m
There is no way to get me into that one.
Was looking for video of the hydro station that recently claimed the lives of two divers. Found this instead… This intake structure would be several meters tall and is quite deep at ~115 meters. I believe the grates on these are designed to stop objects that are large enough to obstruct the intake pipe entirely, as anything else would be readily chopped up by the turbine itself.
This isn't my photo but it relates to my story.
I've always had a fear of large submerged objects. Could even be a rock or something. The fear was also kind of fun and exciting. The same reason I fear heights but love it at the same time.
Growing up in the Ohio River valley made me a total river rat. Hell, I basically learned how to swim in the rapids.
One day I'm swimming in slow water heading up stream, roughly 10 feet deep or less. Doing this thing where I'll surface and dive down to the bottom, push off with my feet and resurface. All while making forward progress.
Keep in mind the Little Miami River has virtually no visibility.
I got some good footing on the bottom and wanted to make good distance off this push. So I went a bit more parallel than usual.
That when I bash my head hard on something metal and jagged. Swear I almost knocked myself out.
Tried to swim up but met more metal. panic
It took a few tries but I found a hole. (Not the open door I apparently swam through). A window I think and got to the surface. Bleeding all over from rusty cuts and the initial head bash.
I walk up the bank and some nice people took care of me and call my parents. All is fine, doctor all that.
We(friends, brother) went back to the spot during a drought to discover it was an old ass big rig (like 50s looking) that I swam into.
Anywho the point of this story is, my phobia was kicked up a notch. I can longer swim to the bottom of any murky body of water. :[
Do you guys have stories like this one?
Saw this one on here the other day and had to go visit it again while I had the chance. Location: Forbidden Corner
Read about the history of this aircraft here:
https://diveboat.mt/scuba-diving-blog/the-bristol-beaufighter/
THE BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER WRECK| Buddy Boat Malta | Diving Trips from boat
Just knowing that the hulk is right below the surface gave me the creeps.
There’s a sign warning not to swim in there bc it could suck you in at any minute. No indication of how deep it is or how long that pitch black tunnel goes on for 😬
pier on the beach, entrance to the depths