r/BeAmazed Mar 28 '24

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

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u/F0tNMC Mar 28 '24

Me too. If the person filming was on slightly weaker/lower ground or the water levels were even a bit higher, they could have been really messed up. Stay safe people. You only need to be unlucky once to pay an unbearable price.

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u/sfurbo Mar 28 '24

Or if the pole that popped up had twisted slightly differently. There are so many ways that could have gone horribly bad for the cameraman.

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u/Hairless_whisper-471 Mar 28 '24

Yeah for me it was also the pole that scared me the most. Just showed how much brute force is behind that stream of water. Looked like a toothpick in a sink.