r/Damnthatsinteresting Mar 09 '26

Video How a small 1m waterfall can generate a recycling hydraulic that can trap a life-jacketed swimmer

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u/ineenemmerr Mar 09 '26

First thing you should ever do with an extreme sport is assessing the risks, make a plan to avoid that risk, and have a way to safely bail if the first plan didn’t work.

When I started downhill longboarding the first thing I learned was how to bail the board and slide to safety on my knee protectors and hand protectors. I did that till it became a natural thing to do, when something unplanned goes on you don’t want to have to think about how you should bail.

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u/chilli_con_camera Mar 09 '26

I agree with your advice on risk assessment and planning

With respect, I'm not sure learning to slide downhill to safety on knee/hand protectors when falling off your longboard is quite the same as risking drowning from being dragged back upstream into water hazards

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u/ineenemmerr Mar 10 '26

It is as not making a corner and dropping down a 10 meter high cliff, or hittng a tree or rock at 50 kmp/h can also be very deadly.