My Scary Barracuda Story 

7:28 Cosmogirl October 2004 Issue with Angelina Julie. (RU-vid kept deleting my comment for some reason, but I hope this gets through!)

2:19 “Ooh, shiny!” Ooh, foreshadowing!

My dad was scuba diving by himself in Bermuda and came across a huge school of “pretty shiny fish”. He swam around them for a while, came back to the hotel, and asked my mom to help him find out what they were. My dad wasn’t wearing his reading glasses so he very excitedly said to my mom “Hun look this was the pretty shiny fish” while pointing to a barracuda. My dad swam with about 15 barracudas unknowingly, alone, in a foreign country.

I have Octonauts to thank for the fact that I immediately knew where the story was going as soon as Rebecca mentioned having beads braided into her hair

I'm not sure what's more common. Storytime animators having near death experiences or Rebecca doing a Brooklyn accent. Not that I'm complaining, they're both equally entertaining! Happy 10 years Rebecca!

Oh god she said shiny. For anyone who doesn’t know this; sharks and barracudas are attracted to SHINY things. like earring and bracelets. She’s about to get eaten I can already tell.

Fisherman here! The second you mentioned shiny beads with Barracuda involved I knew immediately where this was going. The amount of times Ive seen people catch legal sized ones just tying a shiny coin to their hook is more than I could count. Ive also seen plenty of new people to the sport wonder why their line is completely shredded at the swivel because they got the shiny metal ones instead of the special painted ones to avoid the issues of barracuda chomping at them and destroying/breaking the line

"Ten years on RU-vid and I've become the personal stylist to a cartoon character" Realest line in this video

"Excuse me one second, I've just realized that I'm in Danger." That is just so funny to me and how polite she was.

Shout-out to that dive master who, without second thought, protected Becca despite the danger. 🎉 Edit: I know it's his job. But It's still a scary thing to put yourself in danger whether it's your job or not 😅

Imagine receiving a bombastic side eye from a fish

I READ YOUR STORY. I am shocked that all these years later we know who Bad Hair Day girl is.

The second she said “shiny beads” I knew the trip was gonna go wrong

We had a similar diving experience. My husband's dive watch got the barracuda's attention and I saw him slap his hand over his wrist when it swam toward us. They are the ultimate "oooooo shiny" fish!

4:33 This single image fills me with dread. It’s glorious. The same feeling I got from watching The Thing (1982).

Happy 10 years!

0:47 The definition of "Extreme Sport" is if you can die while doing it without it being considered murder.

As a fellow scuba diver, it’s sick so see people talking about it in an animated form! (Congrats on ten years btw, been a fan for about a year now, love you the content!!)

Shout out to Rebecca for keeping this channel alive for an entire decade! Love you Becca!

"personal stylist to a cartoon" You fuel the feminine power fantasy of infinite cute outfits with appropriate pockets

Barracudas as mafiamen is way to accurate 😂

As soon as I realised it was the beeds drawing them closer, my heart stopped. Barracudas are attracted to shiny objects and veiw it as a food source. I'd of made the water turn brown.

5:31 I laughed too hard😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

1:50 Colorful beads... oh no... I think I know where this is going...

I used to think you didn't have a mouth in real life

I really like how Becca and her team drew the barracudas. Plus, the New York / mobster accent was hilarious.

funny enough, IRL Barracuda don't eat clownfish. they're way too small for them and they typically go after bigger fish. they don't eat fish eggs either

4:25 in this sence is not only creepy but feels like a Scooby Doo moment when she said i just considered that im in danger

Happy ten years!🥳 You are a big inspiration to me and now I’ve even started practicing animation , thank you for all the animations you’ve made and continue to make, I wish you well😄

bro you dont undrestand how much i love this channel ive been watching for years then i got busy with school and stuff keep up the good work.

I majored in biology and even took an educational trip to Hawaii back in high school, so the second you brought up getting beads in your hair, I KNEW that’s where the story was going. Barracudas and sharks are attracted to shiny objects (and surfers on their surfboards) bc it resembles characteristics of animals in their diet.

The barracudas are reminding me of Flotsam and Jetsam from _The Little Mermaid._ Yes, I know they were moray eels.

Hello! Ten years Already. I have been a watcher of you since the beginning You have gotten so much better at animating your content is insanely great. WELL DONE!

Maaan, this is peak animation and storytelling, it was soo fun to watch. Wish I knew this channel way earlier. You've got a new sub! 🖐🏻

Becca, listen to me... NEVER FUCK AROUND WITH BARRACUDA!

"i got my hair braided with pretty beads" i now immediately know where this is going. happy 10 years becca, been a very happy oodalalee for 7 of them and hears to another 10!

happy 10 years you beautiful and crazy angel! 1) i absolutly LOVE your videos!!! i took an animation class once, aced it 2) i could NEVER go underwater like that, scuba diving just creeps the hell outa me! 3) you have the same name as my little sister and my favorite anime character from Cyberpunk Edgerunners!!!

HAPPY TEN YEARS

The magazine you mentioned sounds like the February 2001 or October 2004 issue of CosmoGIRL! The cover had a light pink color, and it featured a story about a girl who scuba dived. :) happy to help! It took way too much time to find it 😅

3:00 Oohhhhh, this is why you asked if we explainers needed spoilers for Nemo.

Thank you for sharing this story; most divers I know (myself included) have stories like this lurking somewhere in our dive logs😂❤ Asthma ended my 25-year diving career right as I was finally getting around to Masters certification. In all that time diving in cold lakes and warm oceans, being an outsider in a quiet, near weightless environment (once properly neutrally buoyant), I was privileged to have many encounters with aquatic life on reefs and wrecks - including huuuge Barracudas, Moray Eels, stingrays, turtles, dolphins - and a very large, curious Tiger Shark (we both decided to go our separate ways, me swimming backward facing him the whole time). For the record, I always dove with a utility knife for some protection, not that I ever had to use it beyond cutting a plastic six-pack ring from a turtle.

That "Bad Hair Day" gag was a good one. XD

I’ve noticed that your stories get more insane with each upload 😭😭

When Becca said ooo, shiney my immediate thought was, "that's foreshadowing." And I immediately forgot about it after that. Congratulations on 10 years💚🍾

Happy 10 years!! I love your stories :D

Beaded hair Becca was a different breed

Been here all 10 years even if most of it was on my old account, absolutely love Rebecca's stories. Hoping I cat the chance to meet her in person. ^^

A moment of appreciation for Becca who probably took a VERY LONG time animating that ✨FaNCy HaiR✨

It's funny that only a couple days ago I was watching a video called "The Biology of Subnautica" by Curios Archive where he talks about how the sea stalkers are like barracudas in the fact that they like shiny things. The only difference being that one does it because it was programmed in the game to do so and the other does it because shiny things remind it of the prey it consumes. Once I put that and the shiny beads together I felt like I knew where the story was going, but I feel that knowing that knowledge makes the story more interesting to listen to. Congrats on the 10 years of being on RU-vid.

When we got to the underwater part I got plenty of shivers down my spine. Glad to hear though that no one got hurt and everyone was safe.

Happy 10nyears Becca! Easily my favorite storytine animator, hope to see another 10 years of your funs animations😁😄!

Rebecca Parham is the DEFINITION of a real life Disney Princess. 💙🩵💙 Happy 10 years!

Congratulations on 10 years on RU-vid.🎊 Thank you for all your hard work. Also, as soon as you said the headbeads were shiny, I knew the barracuda would try something. Glad you escaped physically unscathed. Massive shout out to the dive master for protecting you without hesitation.

Feeding frenzy has solidly taught me all about that lil spooky stain of a fish...

I remember when you were still a pretty small channel only a few thousand followers, its amazing to have seen you grow into this huge channel!

0:52 GOT ME ROLLING ON THE FLOOR

This is one of the most in character things to happen to Becca. So is this moment at 0:52

As soon as I heard "shiny beads" I immediatly shouted out, "NO! DON'T DO THAT!" Not only does it look like scales but fish are attracted to bright shiny things. ESPECIALLY predatory ones. I am surprised the diving instructor didn't make her take them out before they went on a dive. Most instructors know better.

im glad to have found your channel at some point in those ten years becca!

I love how Rebecca used her usual blue dress and upgraded it for this video. Congratulations on 10 years of let me explain studios!

those beads look so adorable and shiny ... cant have bene easy to animate 6:25 ooh ... ooooh

5:37 Frankie? Why’d you name him Fra-oh god more PTSD

Can we all just appreciate that she was able to turn a really scary moment in her life into an amazing comedy short? This is my favorite video on her channel so far!!!!!

2:55 and all his unhatched brothers and sisters as well, and left him permanently disabled as a result of the attack. RIP

2:07 I have a *slight* feeling that the fish in the hair *might* be foreshadowing something... Oh well!

Almost as soon as you talked about the shiny beads I remembered an episode on Octonots about how barracuda like shiny things, and I was worried about you🕊🐟🐬

I have just now noticed that Becca would be great at voicing audio books, if that is how you put it. Her voice kind of makes things interesting! Also, HAPPY 10 YEARS!

That face from Becca was literally all I needed to have a good day. 😂

I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH BECCA!!! HAPPY 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

So, i had known your channel by a dub channel and watched it every day. Now i arrived at the english fluency, and I'm watching your content in the original channel. It's so good to understand it ❤

0:18 someone help this woman 😂

5:45 i thought you were going to say they mauled each other

So glad you made it, must have been terrifying! The dive mater is a real chad!

Congratulations Rebecca. Keep up the great work. Love your videos 😊❤️

"10 years on RU-vid and I become the personal stylist to a cartoon character" is a whole mood in and of itself

6:18 not the infinity gauntlet🤣

I've been following you all these years. Not actively at the beginning, but since your current OC character became a mascot in your videos.

I forgot how much I like watching you! Also 10 years?! WHO!!!

5:11 You might say they were acting like... Loan sharks? Edit for all the vivziepop fans replying: I'm a big hazbin/helluva boss fan but unfortunately no... It wasn't a hazbin reference

Yayyyy another post from Becca when I needed it the most! I’ve been sick all week and I’ve been so frustrated and upset and bedridden so the fact that Becca posted is awesome

2:53-3:04 Out of any movie she could've used, I got really excited when she referenced Finding nemo, my childhood movie(mostly because of how beautiful it was and how lovely the animation was. That movie aged very well).

Hi Becca your my hero right now and I love your work.Thank you so much for inspiring me in my art

0:52 I lost it 😂🤣

I am 13 and I got my diving certification in Norway for my 12th birthday, but when I was doing my training one of the experienced divers shared a story about how he got stuck under ice and almost didn’t get out. There was also another person that went cave diving and ran out of air so he had to breath the trapped air from the top of the cave.

Cant believe it's been 10 years!! Congrats and amazing video ❤

all animators have such interesting lives! I'm jelly

2:18 the moment she said that I knew what was going to go down 😭😭😭

4:55 I LOVE HOW IT SAYS F15H ON YHE LICENSE PLATE OF THE CAR 😭

Happy 10 years🩷I’ve been watching you for a few years now and your videos are so interesting 🩷🩷

I knew as soon as you said you got your hair braided.. That would be the issue.. Oofta! Well glad that you git a good story out of it. Keep up the awesome and happy 10years!

10 YEARS? THAT'S IMPRESSIVE! WELL DONE!

2:50 oh god don't remind us!

Happy ten year anniversary Rebecca💜💜‼️‼️

These video’s are so good I can’t stop watching them!

0:12 I LOVED the Rebecca's hair for the anniversary ❤❤

🎉Congratulations on the Anniversary!🎉 Yeah, the moment Becca mentioned the braids I knew what was coming. As someone who grew up in the Caribbean one of the first things I was taught by my dad (who was a divemaster himself, other kids get driving lessons he got me Padi certified for my 18th) was that you never wear any shiny jewelry when diving in waters that have barracuda, their eyesight isn't that good and their favourite food is a type of fish called a Jack that have a silver body, so they'll go for anything shiny. To those Barracuda Becca's head probably looked like a school of Jacks just swimming out in the open, which is to say a free all you can eat buffet for them. I grew up hearing horror stories about a wealthy tourist who insisted on wearing a very expensive silver divers watch against the divemasters recommendation and lost not only the watch but the hand it was attached to.

Great story lol Those Baracudas were trying to give you a compliment on how lovely your Beads are

great video Rebecca! I figured that the shiny beads were attracting the barracudas, yet another reason why I'll never go scuba diving, (Jaws terrified me as a child!) also it was a nice touch how you made the two barracudas look like Flotsam and Jetsam. =)

not becca looking like medusa with her hair beads in the water

What I really like about this episode is how you animated the barracudas. They could have been just well animated and look intimidating, but instead you made them both intimidation and hillarious at the same time. Especially with the car during the chase, one of them calling the other Frankie, their facial expressions, ect. They barely had any screen time but you choose to make them as fun and interesting as they are intimidating.