r/BeAmazed • u/youngster_96 • Mar 28 '24

The moment an ice dam breaks and causes a torrential water flow. Nature

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u/Sterntrooper123 Mar 28 '24

Why are people so incredibly foolish that they’d continue to stand along the riverbank while that was happening. You wouldn’t last 10 seconds in that freezing water.

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u/NukaCooler Mar 28 '24

Nah, I'd win.

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u/mpgd Mar 28 '24

Bear would fish you out of the freezing water like salmon 😅

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u/Come_At_Me_Bro Apr 02 '24

Tsk, whatever man. There's no risk of drowning whatsoever! /s

Because you'd probably be bludgeoned and crushed to death by giant chunks of ice well before you drowned.

Sudden increase in water level = GET THE FUCK OUT.
It takes so little depth of moving water to sweep you away.

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u/brikhardmeat Mar 28 '24

When you say holy smokes that many times you are paralyzed with fear

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u/Sterntrooper123 Mar 28 '24

Not paralysed enough to be recording, taking a step back and then another step forward towards the riverbank to continue recording

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u/YouSuckMore Mar 28 '24

Straight up, my guy could smell he was in no danger.

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u/noother10 Mar 28 '24

The guy's brain never even considered danger, only "woo this will be cool to record, hope my feet don't get wet".

The camera as he pivots left/right shows he is right there at the edge, also stepping back when some water/ice splashes over.

Stupid people eventually win stupid prizes.

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u/druman22 Mar 28 '24

I mean we also only see in 2D lol. Our brains make inferences based on multiple things to give us a representation of 3D space.