A sweet compilation of mullet bait balls blowing up.

Mullet lead hard lives. Like rabbits and Ramen noodle, they were put on earth to ensure that other species didn’t starve to death. It’s not exactly a glamorous purpose, but it’s a pretty gosh-awful important one. Without the humble mullet, we might not have tarpon, sharks, amberjacks, and other big game fish.

My first thought upon watching this clip (other than, “Holy crap, that’s a lot of mullet..”) was how much fun it would be if I was one of the sharks plowing through the schools. It reminded me of the time I saw a kid standing under the soda fountain at McDonald’s gulping down gallons of Fanta. About the time I was smiling to myself remembering the kid’s mom trying to clean the aftermath out of his hair, I got to the part where the school swarms past a couple wading in the water. I don’t know what would be worse: feeling hundreds of fish wriggle past my thighs, or wondering if the sharks chasing them watched enough Animal Planet to know that they weren’t supposed to eat writers.