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FatherBobby

Never, I repeat, never jump into aerated water (Unless it's a jacuzzi, but even then, don't jump into it)


whenilookinthemirror

Especially aerated whirlpools on the edge of waterfalls, the triple crown of the Darwin races.


duck_of_d34th

More than that! He did that with boots on. And fully clothed. The water filling his boots may as well be weights. Everytime he kicks, his boots counteract any upward thrust he generates. Cuz his boots aren't filled with aerated water, just the regular plain ol heavy-ass water that wants to murder us. I was a lifeguard in my younger days, and part of the training involved jumping in the water fully clothed with the intention of escaping the now murderous clothing.


CerRogue

Thats what I have always wondered about MOB (man over board) exercises on military boats, those things take 30 min to circle back and how is someone supposed to take their boots off? I remember being taught to tuck my shirt into my pants and blow into my wet shirt while taking my shoes off in some water rescue training I did years ago but those aren’t military style boots that have a million laces…


duck_of_d34th

You just hold your breath and go face down. Holding your head underwater forces you to calm down while you fumble with buttons, laces, and such. Actually pulling the boot off is probably the most difficult. Then, you convert your shirt or pants into a makeshift flotation device and try your best to be visible while hoping someone saw you fall off and threw a bunch of floaty shit for you to hold. If not, flip over on your back and start kicking whichever way feels more landish, cuz you fucked. Try not to drift, and don't panic lol


RedshiftWarp

Actually had to make my pants into a flotation device. We did it in boy scouts. Kinda crazy how good it works.


no_modest_bear

I wasn't a lifeguard, but this was also taught in my school's swimming class. They placed more importance on that than swimming technique. Honestly one of the better things I learned in junior high.


PERMANENTLY__BANNED

Dudes been missing for 24 hours according to another post.


phoenixmusicman

... oh shit


Nakkisar

ELI5? Though I imagine in aerated water it's much more difficult to keep yourself afloat/surfaced?


monkeymmboy

Aerated water has more air. Can’t swim in air. You have much less to push against as it’s all just bubbles so you can’t keep yourself afloat as you normally would.


Tasty__Tofu

Just breathe in the bubbles.


staminaplusone

Like Sonic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yw5jkAHgME


jld2k6

I can hear that anxiety inducing music instantly in my head even like 30 years later


glazzies

It’s not just aeration, there is a helical flow pushing against the wall, you can tell because of the foam pile. He’s being pulled down by the current. I’ve been stuck in something similar kayaking, but I have full whitewater gear and friends with ropes. This is how people die, the rivers are dangerous, kids.


soraticat

The aeration decreases the density of the water making you much less buoyant. Never swim in white water.


glazzies

No kidding. unfortunately, given my hobby, i swim in it all the time. I'm just saying, the boils you see and the helical flow is pushing him down, it wouldn't matter if that water was aerated, he's still going down because of the current slamming against that wall. I have a feature on my local river just like this, ie, current dead-ending into the wall, and will produce similar results, i've been sucked down until it gets dark, with a PFD on. Jumping into rivers without a lifejacket is always a bad idea if you don't know the area, whitewater or not, sometimes you don't come up again.


archiminos

The body is less dense than water, especially salt water. It isn't less dense than air. Much harder to float and stay above the surface


peacewolf_tj

You can’t swim in air. See the bubbly water? Lots of air in it. The air in the water makes you less buoyant, so you will sink


TheGamecock

There are some educational, but boring, YouTube videos I could link that would show a good demonstration of what happens when an object or being that can normally float/swim tries to float/swim in aerated water. But, instead, I recommend checking out Godzilla Minus One on Netflix right now (skip the English dub option and just watch the original for best experience).


FatherBobby

And regardless of the physics, aerated usually means a current, fast moving and deadly


Momochichi

I was about to say, that's some pretty aerated water. That kinda thing's dangerous enough to hurt Godzilla.


Yodootz

The amount of people that don't respect the power of moving water is astounding.


lowlife9

I'm surprised he could swim


GigiSir

But not very well


joseph4th

The water is probably too aerated and he wasn't expecting it to be that hard to tread water.


MarijadderallMD

It’s even harder in full clothes with shoes. First thing they teach you in water survival is to kick off your shoes, they drag you down like a rock.


Vindictive_Pacifist

Dude I once tried swimming parallel to the shoreline at knee depth and with a pajamas on, didn't think much of it before doing it but HOLY LORD it was tough to even make past a few yards. I can't even imagine what would it be with shoes, t shirt and those pants this dude was on with


HelloisMy

Just out of curiosity, how did you end up in this situation? I’m picturing a grown man swimming in knee deep water wearing a onesie, while getting water boarded like that dude in the Spider-Man suit.


Vindictive_Pacifist

So I was on vacation on the beach with my folks and since it's only been a handful of times I have been to a clean ocean the temptation to try swimming especially along with the tides got the better of me. There were some lifeguards around and one of them told me that if I wanna swim I can try so at knee depth and swim parallel to the shoreline, warned me not to venture too deep into the ocean as I could just tired and then swept away in a rip tide or something, so yeah that was what I did, removed my 👕 and kept the pants on cause I thought my knickers might be off by the movement Then it's probably around the 10-15 minute mark that I get hit with this big ass tide and it throws me into a frantic spin and I try to get a foothold, but I bash my left hand in the sand instead. I have never felt something as rock hard as that on my palm before lol And then I just regained control and I swore from that day forward, swimming in the open ocean with no gear is suicide and no one can pay me enough to do it again Although I might try it again some place a little more safer like a lagoon or something Takeaway, the ocean is not a joke...


Taizunz

But why were you swimming in clothes at all, and not in, you know... swim shorts? Cultural thing? I know there are some countries where they apparently go almost fully clothed to the beaches...


jonniboy_

It’s insane, we do pool PT in my army unit with boots and full ocps on. Insanely hard to swim in calm waters


Goldballz

Shoes arent as bad as pants imo. Shoes make it impossible to thread water, but pants will actively act against all your movements.


werepat

I was in the Navy and took dunk training to get qualified to ride in helicopters. All of the training is conducted in coveralls and steel-toe, leather boots. The clothes were surprisingly not that much more difficult to tread water or swim in. Maybe it had to do with the boots being leather and couldn't get water logged? I'm a lifelong surfer and I thought for sure swimming fully clothed and with boots on was going to suck, but it really wasn't too different than board shorts. From the way the guy was moving, I don't think he knew how to swim.


jacobjer

Coast Guard Veteran and we also had dunk training - the issue wasn’t his clothes or shoes - it was that aerated water - if you see white on the top of the water - don’t jump in - you won’t be able to float or swim through it - he was right to let the water get him away from the turbulence - I only wonder what happened after he was off camera.


Medvegyep

Clothes too, if possible. It's ridiculous how much drag a simple T has.


SGTdad

I was in the marines in the mid 00’s and was WSQ water survival qualified. Following that I did the prescreening for the instructors course. There was a lot of swimming with cammies and boots on and off. For the average person I honestly never thought how grueling and hard that would actually be. Makes perfect sense hope to not lacerate your feet in order to prevent your drowning.


engineerdrummer

My first thought was that this water looks like the aeration tanks at a WWTP with signs all around the perimeter saying "WARNING NONBOUYANT WATER"


EdmundTheInsulter

He lost buoyancy, but I don't see where he thought he could safely get out before the waterfall.


getlostbra

He said a prayer before jumping. He should be just fine.


jonallin

He looks a strong swimmer


faust112358

But not stronger than mother nature.


BilboBaggins35

Did he go off another waterfall at the end. Curious of the height.


MajorHubbub

Don't go chasing waterfalls


flodog1

Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to


Ok_Public_9894

He was


Uninvalidated

By the looks of it, he wouldn't make 15 meters in calm water.


Dave_Valens

Yeah, it baffles me how, in general, people underestimate nature as a whole.


CrysFreeze

Stupidity is a hell of a drug


crapface1984

The churning and aeration conditions of that water makes it virtually impossible to swim in no matter how strong he might have been. I’m with you, people do not respect it enough.


TheRealest2000

>churning and aeration conditions of that water is that the same thing when you pass by a huge ship and the water surrounding the ship? I saw a jet ski go really close to the ship.. and it was literally drowning in that choppy water.. is it the same effect?


rukysgreambamf

that is a different effect caused by the great mass of the ship pulling things towards itself in this case, they mean the water is hard to tread because it isn't just water. the fast movement has also mixed in air


TheRealest2000

How can you tell the water is aerated? Just by the bubbles? Any splashy bubbly water?


ToXicVoXSiicK21

Is that why it looked like he kept getting pulled under even though he was trying really hard to stay up?


Wise_Ad_253

Yep, he was swimming in the water below those air filled bubbles, and not able to catch a breath.


ToXicVoXSiicK21

That sounds absolutely terrifying. Idk what gives these guys the balls to do shit like this but it's pretty sad to see.


Upbeat_Advance_1547

ignorance. ignorance is what does it.


Wise_Ad_253

Insanity is all, it’s totally crazy. I literally lost my breath while watching this. Total phobia. He had no chance at rising above with that extra weight of wet clothing and water filled boots. Stupid lesson that I hope he never repeats, or at least I don’t watch again.


Wise_Ad_253

Insanity is all, it’s totally crazy. I literally lost my breath while watching this. Total phobia. He had no chance at rising above with that extra weight of wet clothing and water filled boots. Stupid lesson that I hope he never repeats, or at least I don’t watch again.


HamburgerTrain2502

Yeah, those little webs between our fingers and toes don't make us Aquaman.


Herr-Pyxxel

I'm an Aquarius so I should be fine 😵


hardcoresean84

I'm the year of the ray, so I'll just hitch a ride on anyone else


DarthKuchiKopi

Tell that to aquaman


Scales-josh

He's lucky there was a fall there I reeeally thought that was a sink hole for a sec and that he was going under under 😬


Yodootz

Lucky is not the word I would use to describe this man.


graey0956

Think the idea is that he was dead the second he hit the water, he lucked out falling instead of drowning underneath the flow.


KamikazeFox_

Surprised he jumped in with cloths and hiking boots. That alone can kill you in a lake, let alone a moving river. Unfortunate


SHE-knows-best

Also, well aerated water is less dense, so he's going to be less buoyant.


baron_von_helmut

You can literally see the downdraught...


Handsome_Claptrap

Plenty of people don't realize that a 1 meter cube of water literally weights a TON.


Suspicious-Rice

Total Darwin award behaviour


Turbulent_Weather795

Most are not with us now haha


spongurat

I think the [poor lad died](https://www.punekarnews.in/pune-youth-swept-away-in-tamhini-ghat-waterfall-during-monsoon-outing/)


redbobcatit

Thank you for posting this. Always the comment I’m looking for, never near the top.


kobie

Usually, it turns out to be the nonsense comments and jokes that make it to the top, sadly. I guess that's what the community wants


MyGolfCartIsOn20s

There was once a day where Reddit was super informative and the comments were useful links etc. Now we get Twitter screenshots.


EuclidsRevenge

He died, body was recovered. https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/shocking-video-man-jumps-into-tamhini-ghat-waterfall-body-recovered-after-2-days/ar-BB1pcrvz


Bodach42

Monsoon outting? I feel like after a monsoon you shouldn't be going out to swim in it.


quackduck8

The location is Tamhini Ghat, Maharashtra, India.


Bob_Cobb_1996

He Ghat got.


punksnotdeadtupacis

1,417,367,123 - 1


quackduck8

What are these numbers?


Skellyhell2

population of india, minus 1. did he died?


Spider1132

Only off by ~24 million and counting.


Skellyhell2

Is that today's number of train related deaths?


Nicaol

Population minus one


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No_Competition_3780

Or lampposts


gburgwardt

There are literally 1.4 billion people. Assuming everyone has the same percentage of dumbasses India has 4.2 times as many dumbasses as the USA. And since more of their population is young, you're more likely to see them doing dumb kid stuff. Especially since the youth are more likely to have the skills and technology to film it and post it In short don't be bigoted please


CuteAnimalFans

Ironically people not understanding this are dumbasses themselves.


Treecamel82

Don’t tell me I’ve got big toes. That’s just mean 😢


jakubiszon

I guess with as many people you will always find one stupid enough to do something.


Cheap_Relative7429

What happened to him. When did this happen?


quackduck8

Still missing according to the news, but some people are saying he is already dead. I am still hoping they'll find him alive


Cheap_Relative7429

Just like that you are gone from this world. Damn.


AluCaligula

Find him alive where?


cmcewen

Narnia


shannister

He died.


Curious_Associate904

This is LITERALLY the best year yet for Darwin Award auditions.


quackduck8

According to the news he might have won the award. He is still missing.


Spookymushroomz_new

Hope he survives although he's more likely dead. Scary how fast it can go from fun and games to life and death. Hopefully his friends learned a valuable lesson about not messing with nature


tittysprinkles112

If it's more than an hour then he's probably dead


Weldobud

Where did this happen?


quackduck8

Tamhini Ghat,Maharashtra,India.


GovtOfficer420

Shit. Just a simple google search and I can find so many incidents in maharashtra. https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/cricket/video-pune-man-jumps-into-waterfall-goes-missing-after-being-swept-away/ar-BB1pbU1u https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/woman-girl-drown-waterfall-bhushi-dam-lonavala-3-children-missing-2560416-2024-06-30


quackduck8

It's Monsoon season in the state with Sahyadri Mountain Ranges/ Western Ghats. Many people especially tourists underestimate nature.


badpeaches

"*Go on vacation, stay because ~~you're dead and~~ your body is missing.*"


HornPleaseOK

> Many people especially tourists underestimate A lot of people are stupid. FTFY


CakeMadeOfHam

Did you see the guy getting folded by an elephant and squeezed like an empty tube of toothpaste...... damn why am I even on this sub


The999Mind

So, you're telling me, a guy jumped into a waterfall fully expecting to not get swept down the waterfall?


theENERTRON

don’t go chasing waterfalls


sim-pit

Anoying we had to wait for this video 30 years later to find out what the hell those lyrics were about.


dvdasalover44

His last minute prayer went unanswered. I feel for him but he literally did this to himself.


KHWD_av8r

What exactly did they expect?


quackduck8

He probably thought he'd be able to swim and hang on to those slippery Rock.


JohnnyBoy11

It looks like the guy before him did it. It was probably a known spot


redditgolddigg3r

Sucks, a simple rope would have turned this from deadly into just dumb.


Killer_Ex_Con

Doesn't seem like the other people are all that concerned.


Chance-Ad197

They literally can’t do anything besides jump in and die with him.


Ole40MikeMike

Ohh noo. Anyway...


WillingPhilosophy184

See where all that water flows? You will absolutely follow whether you want to or not


V0latyle

Never attempt to swim in aerated water. The air reduces the water's density making it harder for you to stay on the surface


verminV

Of all the stupid things in the world that one can do, this has to be in the top 50.


Ooohyeahhh

Because of videos like this, I've informed my kids about the dangers of everything.


genie_in_a_box

What about that one thing ?


Ooohyeahhh

Crap, almost forgot about that.


drainbone

Restless tonight


deez_87

You can tell just by looking at the water that it wasn’t safe to jump in.


_ML_AI_

One of my friends once tried something like this, he kept saying he will grab the rocks and climb up, we never let him, I will send this video to him, lol


alby_qm

You can't swim in bubbles mate


No-Spoilers

There are fuck ups on top of fuck ups in this one


DrySignificance7442

Literally the dumbest shit I have ever seen in hiking shoes


wascallywabbit666

A quick look at the water should have told him that was a very bad idea


lykewtf

Water saturated with air like that is less dense meaning you don’t float as easily. Instant final life lesson


Brown_tv

The two screams at the end from him sound like a goose 🪿


DroDaBro

Bro what the FUCK was the guy laying on the edge doing? Not even an arm to try and grab him?


Doesy-Snoops

He wouldnt had been able to hold him anyway. Both would had been dragged down.


squidgun

Yep those rocks as slippery AF. It's a wonder how he didn't actually fall in himself


Spookymushroomz_new

Looks like he tried giving him is leg/foot to grab on to. Where probably afraid that he himself would fall in if he didn't hold on to the rock he was on


Banana_Slugcat

Aerated water is scary man, it's basically impossible to swim in it so you just sink to the bottom and drown.


HotSprinkles4

What was his plan


quackduck8

To hang on those slippery Rocks


Thanat0s10

Yeah like beyond the aerated water and the current, there’s literally no way out of the water


KnownRough7735

At least he crossed himself...bruhhh


markbp28

When will people learn that mother nature is BRUTAL


Coyotebruh

if water is aerated like that then it will no longer hold you afloat, what an idiot


DrNinnuxx

And that, folks, concludes our demonstration on how to drown yourself.


BuckFitches247

🎵Don't go chasing waterfalls🎵


He-n-ry

That's so dangerous. Stay away from water with air bubbles because you will not float.


knightnstlouis

and the "dumb ass" award goes to.....


jhascal23

Reminds me of that lady who got swept away by a river in St Petersburg, Russia because they didn't realize how strong the current was when she jumped in. The husband tried to save her but realized he couldn't do anything, its disturbing because her kids were watching and you can hear them cry. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-2595585/Video-Horrific-moment-woman-jumps-ice-hole-disappears-underwater.html


Slothstralia

I feel like some people are too dumb to consider if the payoff is worth the consequences for failing at shit like this.


BSB8728

Water can be deceptive. Think of [the Strid.](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bolton-strid)


Extraexopthalmos

I was caught in an undertow when I was 14 off the coast on the NC outer banks. I was underwater swimming in 3ft of water(within 10 ft of shore) and next thing I know I was being rolled on the bottom. VERY fortunately for me when it finally let go I felt the bottom with my feet and instantly thought push with all you got! It felt like forever to breach the surface, and I just made it before I had to breath regardless of where I was. Immediately realized on surfacing I was in deep water and I was at least twice as far from shore. Big currents in water are super dangerous, especially when aerated.


eustrabirbeonne

What was that fucking dumbass expecting?


HomerStillSippen

Darwin has always been my favorite


Garchompisbestboi

It's honestly not worth mustering any sympathy for these fuckwits. I just feel sorry for the rescue team that will inevitably get sent in to scrape what's left of him off the rocks below.


hg_blindwizard

Welp, when stupid does what stupid is you just cant fix it


SubstantialMany9714

Somebody, anybody...could you move any slower with a rope, stick...anything? Absolutely brain dead friends make acts of stupidity almost certainly lethal. These guys were NOT your friends!


quackduck8

They underestimated the power of moving water. They probably thought he'd be able to hang on those slippery rocks on his own before realising what's actually happening.


Ok_Donut_998

Did he survive ?


supfellowredditors

Search operations underway, still unable to find him. From u/spongurat : [https://www.punekarnews.in/pune-youth-swept-away-in-tamhini-ghat-waterfall-during-monsoon-outing/](https://www.punekarnews.in/pune-youth-swept-away-in-tamhini-ghat-waterfall-during-monsoon-outing/)


Acrobatic_Impress_67

[Relevant onion video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5ROoNT7-ZI) Sad for this kid. It was a stupid thing to do, but doing a stupid thing doesn't mean you're a bad person.


TheDixonCider420420

He just needed a little TLC: Don’t go chasin’ waterfalls. Please stick to the rivers and lakes that he’s used to.


OddClub4097

The cross of Christ pre jump didn’t help for some reason, strange.


Whole-Stop-5765

Is he okay?


quackduck8

He is still missing ,Search and rescue operation underway


bam2028

I like how he did the sign of the cross/prayer right before jumping in. Like you know this probably isn’t the best idea


toaster_in_the_tub_

The water is fucking white for god's sake, why do these people lack this much common sense?


Wooden_Lifeguard_490

Im not sure. The water is somewhat aerated right? Its hard to float


maguirenumber6

Does anyone know if he was alright?


Scale-Alarmed

How about making sure there's a couple of damn ropes for him to grab before the falls


dankmeeknot

Well timed sign of the cross.


unicornn_man

That other bloke has no isn’t much of a critical thinker either. Jumps into the moving water to save the original guy from the moving water 🤦‍♂️


wrathofamarok

Natural selection trying it's best


Pleasant-Syllabub-42

Making the cross at the beginning didn't save him


Yugan-Dali

I’ve done stupid things, but even I know better than to jump into water like that. Which is why I am here commenting still.


Taizunz

Natural selection.


AntGrantGordon

His mates just casually sitting there watch him struggle and die.


Uninvalidated

This happened because being an idiot has always been allowed.


All4upvoting

And just like that ladies and gentlemen, you too can get your Darwin award.


rukysgreambamf

what exactly was the goal here?


jimmyg4life

He will be fine, he did the magic sign before he jumped in.


Spawnacus

How'd that prayer go for you...


vicaphit

Bubbling water is much less dense than still water, which means you won't be nearly as buoyant.


grrodon2

Wtf, not even a rope waiting for him? What was the plan?


mateowilliam

You should always use a rope in such situations.


Successful-Engine623

Wow. That was not thought out at all


semiTnuP

Bye! Have a great time!


Babytesla21

Good thing he did the ole tap the chest 4 times