What If You Were Sucked Into a Whale's Blowhole?

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A blue whale's blowhole is so large that a baby could fit inside it. Like you and me, whales have lungs. They don’t have gills though, so they can’t breathe underwater. But unlike us, whales can hold their breath for a long time. How powerfully can a whale exhale? What would happen to the whale? Would you be able to escape?

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