# What Is The "Blue Whale" Game? Is It Even Real?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-blue-whale-game-is-it-even-real/791494>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 17, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-blue-whale-game-is-it-even-real/791494 "2017-07-17T15:14:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-blue-whale-game-is-it-even-real/791494/41 "2017-07-17T22:30:01Z")

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> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#):
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> What does any of this have to do with blue whales?

Happy whales don’t kill themselves, do they?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-blue-whale-game-is-it-even-real/791494/42 "2017-07-17T22:40:45Z")

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> [@Weisshund](#):
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> Unless someone already wants to commit suicide, whey would one play such a ridiculous game to begin with?

‘Dear Administrator, I have just killed myself. What do I win? [signed] The Late Waldo Pepper’

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