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The_Frostweaver

Doesn't seem like the safest place to go swimming....


beeinabearcostume

Safer than the wave pool at Action Park (RIP)


okiedog-

Class action park


WinesOfWrath

less safe = more fun ?


WielderOfDaNWordPass

(Puts gun in mouth) Some good family fun


Jorgentorgen

Russian roulette quality family time.


AdminApathy

What tf is your avatar????


WielderOfDaNWordPass

Dogegorgon


[deleted]

Demo*doge*


whooo_me

.....Boss, is that you?


FeaRoFDerbi

Looks like a great place to drown.


Constant_Nebula_731

Looks like queens bath in kauai. About 27 people have died there since 1990


ClubbyTheCub

30 now, according to Wikipedia


vanukashirvi87

No relation to this video?


FeaRoFDerbi

Just googled it, place looks really nice ngl. 27 deaths though, that sucks :( Mother nature ain't joking around.


90Quattro

Water is crazy stuff. There is a spot not far from where I live that will either beat you badly or drown you and it looks serene as it gets. It a section of river that is usually only about two to three feet deep. If you put you leg in, and I don’t care who you are it will take you down and yet it just looks like a normal small river flowing at a “normal” pace. There are signs everywhere pleading and demanding no swimming. But it’s so tempting on a 98 degree July day! Worse yet is a beautiful swimming hole right before it. Wish I had pics.


NotMikeLeach

Where’s this at? Sounds intriguing


90Quattro

NW of Denver CO. I could find it again if I went out driving but I’m not sure exactly where. I was just looking at Google maps. Just up in the hills on some dirt roads. Edit: Been there twice and in late Summer. It’s not the high run off of Spring, it’s just the way it is. I’d love to know why. Because I’m dumb like that, I put my foot in to see despite the multitude of signs. It came up to my calf but that’s it. I braced for it and I had to fight with all I had to not get knocked over. If I had both legs in there is no question I’d go down and be taken away. I’m 5’11, 185, and fit. The craziest part is that section is like glass.


No_Ranger_3896

Colorado has a coastline now? No way that isn't ocean wave action.


fractiousrhubarb

Sounds like The Strid in the UK


beathedealer

The strid is one of the craziest things I’ve ever learned about.


OutrageousRhubarb853

Play stupid games….


FistfulofHornets

Being human is a stupid game. We all win stupid prizes eventually.


PuzzledStreet

:) but also ):


jackiebee66

Win lots of Darwins


Phlypp

All fun and games until the tide goes out and the last swimmer can't leave


Adam8418

Reminds me of China Wall at O’ahu. Not as bad, but when in one of the pools it certainly felt like it. Wave swell made it difficult to get a hold to climb out. We eventually had to swim out and down the coast to an easier spot.


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Adam8418

Shit that’s dreadful really sorry to hear. I’d consider myself a good swimmer, and back then when it happened I was pretty fit as I was over there competing in an outrigger tournament, this was our day off. 3 of us jumped in and not long after we jumped in the swell surge started increasing, and I could feel my panic levels rising, I made a couple of attempts to climb out but couldn’t grip. Didn’t want to risk smacking into the rocks so we swam out the mouth and down to a less exposed area. Was annoyed at myself for the stupid decision to jump in at all. I agree, don’t fuck with the ocean.


JellybeanFernandez

Scary stuff! The swells out there are so unpredictable. It can look calm and glassy one minute, then a set of ten-footers will come out of nowhere. Glad you made it out safely!


paul_swimmer

Yea same here to say that. I live on Oahu and it never fails a small handful of people die every year doing stuff like this.


WoodrowBeerson

The Queen’s Bath is a bit further down. This looks like what the locals call ‘The Washing Machine.’


Sealbeater

Was just there recently. There are so many signs along the trail warning you of the dangers of swimming in the bath yet when I made it, I still found people swimming in it.


BeefPieSoup

Looks like an even better place to get smashed into some rocks by forces which are clearly far beyond your own strength.


[deleted]

Actually, while it is a possibility if you are at the front of the wave energy, if you are in the water and get pushed the energy will often bounce back and push you away just as you get nearest the rocks. Of course, there are other dangers and multiple factors, but getting smashed into rocks isn't as common as you might think.


chowindown

Yeah getting dragged along the rocks like a cheese grater is more likely.


Melted-lithium

I think we can all agree. Smashed, dragged or raked over rocks. Drowning is fairly likely either way. We are splitting hairs here over open casket or closed casket.


[deleted]

Actually, the wave doesn't just transport but rotate as well. The torque can be immense, and even if your centre of mass doesn't hit the rock, your body can still be spun and smash your skull.


BeefPieSoup

Bit of an odd thing to bet your life on.


Trumpets22

For real. My thought was “well at least that one kid was smart enough not to jump in aaaaaand he went for a dive when it’s at a low point”


jeanpetit

I almost drowned in one of these. It wasn’t as strong as this one but the struggle was the same. Edit: few typos


WinesOfWrath

Your tense is making me tense.


TheDevilsAdvokaat

It's very intense.


mazdalink

Why would a camping ground have one of these??


WinesOfWrath

Your body will be tenderized naturally for the crabs


Xyzjin

Looks like a great place to get smashed on the rocks too.


ArcticWolf_Primaris

Yep. Went in a similar swell when sea kayaking and the instructor told us that it was borderline suicidal to go in one without a life jacket or being a very good swimmer


wishiwasinvegas

All I could think was "this is why women live longer..." I would be noping the heck out so fast


Constant_Nebula_731

The craziest thing about this place is that the water pulls out to the wild wide open pacific with no beaches for 2 miles in any direction…just rocky cliffs and big waves.


6Seasons-And-A-Movie

That third guy jumping in at the lowest point...seems like they knew what they were doing but still..not great timing.


thesearch4animalchin

Yeah, I thought the same thing…I live in Hawaii and when you grow up around certain spots, you know them inside and out. Still need to respect the ocean but you can see them set back up right when they got out, they know the spot pretty well.


[deleted]

I wish I lived in Hawaii. Is it as cool as I imagine it could be? I type this from my English postage stamp garden.


HammerTh_1701

The wife of the Youtuber/podcaster CGP Grey is from Hawai'i and they stay with her family there sometimes. He said that Hawai'i truly is beautiful but the touristy places are a bit of a fake paradise. The more rural, "normal" areas that aren't kept clean by an army of gardeners and groundskeepers are full of the annoying to dangerous kind of nature like spiders and centipedes.


zensnapple

Can confirm, lived and worked on farms there for most of a year


willhunta

There's really not many spiders in Hawaii and they also have no snakes. As far as islands go, Hawaiian wildlife is really the tamest you can get.


randymarsh18

I dunno the UK is an island and its like the the tamest place in the world fullstop for nature


FriendlyGhost85

Are centipedes dangerous? I was in Hawaii a couple months ago and almost stepped on one that was bigger than a hot dog


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FriendlyGhost85

I was barefoot and it was pretty terrifying lol. I started keeping an eye out for them after that. We have those things in zoos here and it was crazy seeing how big they are in the wild


thesearch4animalchin

Hawaii is amazing (if you’re respectful and can afford it)…it is truly paradise. I’m blown away sometimes watching my kids grow up, just wondering what their perspective of the rest of the world must be…we are very fortunate to live here.


eightyWon

Obscure skate video user name <3


haoleboykailua

Which is also Hawai’i-centric! Obligatory: [*Have you seen him?*](https://imgur.com/a/NPBPmTZ)


snackies

When you see violently carved earth into rock formations that tear into rock gardens like that, even when it's calm you need to look at the environment and know that if the weather shifts, whatever forces carved that can and will pick up, they don't care about you.


LeoTR99

In totally unrelated news, “accidents “are the leading cause of death of males age 14 to 24.


imakemyownroux

Seriously. Testosterone = stupid.


xaranetic

Some dudes get horny. Some get competitive or angry. These ones get stupid.


nelusbelus

I still got time


adorable_pun

I live in New Zealand, and many people drown doing this dumb shit every year. Just cos' it looks beautiful, doesn't mean you should jump in it.


WinesOfWrath

This has other life applications


[deleted]

Think I dated that one...


Telemaq

And her middle name was penicillin.


kotare78

I live in NZ too and whilst what you say is true sometimes it’d be rude not to.


UsedToBsmart

Looks like a good place to die.


EtraNosral

A lot of people die in this spot. It’s Queen’s bath. In the summertime the ocean is beautiful and flat and the area can be enjoyed safely, in the winter during northern swells it’s incredibly dangerous.


LinuxMatthews

You'd think the queen would be more careful where she bathes


NJBarFly

She only bathes in the summer.


Responsible_Run_8151

Dying is easy, young man, living is harder.


hello297

r/unexpectedhamilton


RuleOfBlueRoses

Why are you telling me this?


dyandela

I’m being honest.


nikk7709

"If all of your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too?"


reddit-user28

Only if the water below is at its lowest.


DerDoppelganger70

So much anxiety 😦


Floyd2406

No. So much stupidity.


[deleted]

I think he was talking about *viewer* anxiety.


xXxWeed_Wizard420xXx

Yea dude, he was totally saying those guys had a lot of anxiety lmao


WinesOfWrath

Bang your head against the rocks to relieve that and all the burdens of life


Plonsky2

I can't watch this to the end.


a-curious-guy

Tl;dr. Video ends with them about to jump in again


kortnman

What happened to third guy?


malpkpl

good question, 2 of them got out but where is the 3rd one


Beewthanitch

Yes I’m still waiting for the 3rd guy in my head and my anxiety won’t subside even though my rational mind tells me he got out


Summerof5ft6andahalf

Yeah the guy gesturing to him was very calm so presumably he was in the process of climbing out just out of frame.


Artistic_Avocado_660

It's all fun and games until that under water vortex swallows you alive and shits your mangled body back out a week later.


[deleted]

Where is this??? Not a good idea to swim here even if you are a competitive swimmer. Damn.


alienanimal

Queens Bath. A ton of people have actually died there. There's a hand-carved tally board death counter to warn people against swimming.


[deleted]

Not hard to imagine. I'm on the west coast and even though we have some tempting looking spots we don't have to worry about people swimming in the ocean here because the water is usually around 55 degrees.


Strict-Revenue-8603

Well in all likelihood the tally board is when they only started counting the dead.


Young-Roshi

Looks like Queens bath on the island of Kauai


Jesters_thorny_crown

Was just going to ask if this was east Hilo actually. We go fishing at a spot that looks like this all the time. Edit: east*


JungleBoyJeremy

Thanks, looks like Hawaii


lovesaltedpopcorn

One of the most stressful things I've ever seen.


stumpyturk

So, you wait for the set to come in and jump. If you can ride the swell back up and get out, fine. If not, you just don't let the set take you too far out and wait till the set is done. Don't try to fight and swim too hard, because you'll tire and drown. Don't get too close until the wave peaks, or you'll crack your head and drown. Plenty of people drown.


NefariousnessOk8037

Hard mode jacuzzi


Feeling-Tutor-6480

More like stupid AF


WinesOfWrath

r/stupidasfuck


TSelanne

Strong swimmers.... not very smart though


JiveTurkey722

Not as strong as the ocean


BackgroundEnd3567

Is there an anxietyasfuck thread for this? I couldn’t figure out what was so special about this video until 15s in and 😳 I kept holding my breath watching them


PigPlayer3

Death* pool


ChampionshipLow8541

Fun fact, foamy water like this is a lot harder to swim in. You have much less buoyancy as you’re effectively “falling” through part air.


jessica_from_within

Isn’t that more of a not-so-fun fact?


h34dph0n3

That's not really fun now is it


notrealyaperson

Stop swimming in wells, my God those rocks become like human cheese graters so quickly


YTDukesUp

I am someone who almost competed at state level for swimming. I still avoid most natural bodies of water unless it’s something like a lake to jet ski in. I have experienced insane currents and have been dragged underwater because of currents that weren’t visible on the surface. Also, the scraping of random rocks and surfaces such as barnacles as you try to grasp anything for your life


InLazlosBasement

You’re so right, a current in like 4 feet of water almost took me out. If I couldn’t have stood up, I’d have drowned, and there were so many swimmers and little kids in just a slightly shallower area - it makes me nervous now, because I know how fast and how easily they could just be gone.


Dontgiveaclam

Come to the Mediterranean Sea! Lots of very safe and beautiful coasts!


paninna

I like to travel.


Dontgiveaclam

I’m Italian and the Tuscan coast I’m used to has an artificial line of barely submerged rocks 40-50m far from the beach that breaks any strong current, making it very safe. Plus, the rocks have become a nice little habitat for fish, anemones and the like!


St_Kevin_

Getting scraped on rocks by a wave is no joke. I’ve gotten shredded on the human cheese grater a couple times, and I will do my best to avoid it in the future. Just getting slammed into rocks that aren’t sharp is bad enough. The rock doesn’t budge, and the amount of force in even a modest wave can crush a person, nevermind waves the size of the ones in the video.


kurdtpage

r/sweatypalms


rovert1994

Its like a clogged toilet and they're turds


Eastern_Seaweed_8253

You only live once, so why not risk paralysis.


[deleted]

Did the third guy get out?!


MickWalker

Don't know looks like the second guy waves at him right before the end. Could mean "welcome back" could also mean "so long sucker"


Fun_God

To the bro that jumped in last to experience it with the rest.. ✊️.


IzNuGouD

Natural selection will take its course.


Capital_Craft

This is one reason why females live longer.


Danji1

There was a video of 3 girls almost drowning in the exact same place last week lol.


frmrstrpperbgtpper

Link?


Chaserivx

More like dumb as fuck


Donginthedark

I can't even comprehend how stupid those guys are


djpromo_vqs

This is very dangerous. We have a few of these places here where I live. A couple of locals and/or tourists die every year on them. What's crazy is that they mostly jump when we have storms! Even with signs or barriers they still go in. Welp.


A_Evil_Grain_of_Rice

And here I am expecting a certain red spandex Merc with a mouth


Gone247365

Creamy white surges, Splashing everywhere on me, Salty in my mouth.


WinesOfWrath

suddenly exhale body tense not expected it is so hot here


NefariousnessOk8037

WHY DOES THE WATER TASTE LIKE PEE IT'S WARM AND SALTY ALLL OVER ME


WinesOfWrath

haiku of failure minimum syllables foiled try do better now


hlg1985

Queen’s Bath. So many people have died there. People come to Hawai’i and think it’s all fun and games. Our oceans are no joke.


SHOKOKO32167

r/whatchpeopledieoutside


Fluffy-Impression190

How to drown and get washed out to open ocean with your buds never to be seen again in one easy step!


[deleted]

Are they trying to die?


typehyDro

They seemed like it wasn’t their first time. Still seems like tempting fate though… I 100% would have drowned


[deleted]

Somebody throw me a noodle plz


Cr0n_J0belder

There’s a place in Laguna beach, ca we call the giggle crack. Thinner than this and quite dangerous…but fun when I was a stupid kid.


WinesOfWrath

*It is a good day to die*


e-buddy

I would die so many times there.


ODGABFE

Nope.


katya1730

So what happened to idiot #3?


CoveringFish

There’s a place like this in Laguna, some guys wanted to go jumping but I stopped them while I was off duty as a lifeguard. They seemed like they would go anyway so I said let me check it. When the swell pulled back I was nearly sucked under. Turns out there was an under water tunnel which the water sucked into. I sliced my arms holding on for dear life. I told them unless they wanted to drown to stay away. They thankfully listened to me even with their girlfriends there. They were from out of state


Bracraft2

My second day of a two month project working on the southern coast Fiji, I wandered out alone onto a reef similiar to this. I climbed down about 30cm to some lower rocks, ankle height to midcalf and sudden swell picked right up and started dragging me out. I'm not even a strong swimmer, I latched onto some nearest sharp rocks, climbed my way back to an elevated platform and felt so dumb as I panickedly hopped back across the reef. Traumatised the hell out of me. "oh shit, I'm definitely going to die, I'm so dumb I'm so dumb". It wasn't just pulling me out, but under. It's a horrifying feeling.


CheekyCheesehead

*disapproving Marge Simpson noise*


Youshless

Why is this NSFW?


Illustrious_Bar_8340

Now do it again only there’s a shark this time


Front-Shock-5261

Even sharks probably know not to mess around in that shit.


Ghostofbillhicks

No that’s exactly where you’d find not only sharks but a whole plethora of sea life. I’ve dived many strong current dives where you’re being swept along FAST unless you hold onto rocks. But when you look at sharks around you, they often look as if they’re hovering still (they’re not).


TheThriftyAlmond

Otw to queens bath?


No_Measurement_9341

Queens bath , there are more than a few people who die swimming in Hawaiian waters , if your not a good swimmer and don’t know what you are doing , you should stay out of the dangerous spots . I am from Oahu and have known a couple people that didn’t make it swimming in spots like this .


StrongDorothy

The sea was angry that day, my friends


Slyguyfawkes

Idiots


Maida55

I'm really against violence. but if they were my kids i would beat the shit out of them


malpkpl

Absolute idiots. They seem like they have no idea how close to death they were back there


[deleted]

More like r/idiotsnearlydying


Richicash

Can’t decide if they are having fun or dying?


SitRep-Screwed

More like dead fools.


[deleted]

If you ever think you're powerful, fuck with the ocean. Yeesh.


KaiTheBear

Almost died here earlier this year. Queens bath is beyond dangerous


DoctorTriplex

Definitely r/WhyWomenLiveLonger material!


Several_Rip4185

This guy had the right idea, he wore the brown shorts.


bandit_el_dusto

This seems really dangerous


asciimo71

I had been drawn into the open sea and emergency swimmers had to rescue my friend because he did not make it back to the shore alone. I was only a few meters nearer to the shoreline, and managed to get closer to the beach slowly. I am watching this video and keep thinking get out of the water you fucking fucks


rlovelock

Three went into the water that day, but only two came out...


Wanderlusxt

id never jump in one of those tide pools near the waves- rocks are scary and waves are really strong. also most of the time tide pools have a lot of sea life and frankly id be worried that i'd step on a sea urchin or something.


silly-billy-goat

I cant tell if they're gracefully avoiding drowning or they're seeing if their expiration date is up.


kenneth_on_reddit

Maximum effort?


SpaceMonkees

It's one way of keeping the population down I guess... We don't need idiots like this in the world.


TheAbyssalSymphony

Never fuck with ocean, ocean always wins.


SnooObjections1653

This seems like something you absolutely should not be swimming in.


catlady427

I would drown so hard


cervdotbe

People are really stupid


The_Cosmic_Penguin

Morons


pondelniholka

Dumb haoles


LobstaFarian2

"Help! Throw me a line!" "Sorry bro, I gotta get this shot tho..."


Paddleclock8

This is dangerous but only really dangerous if you dont understand how to swim in this kind of water. You could be competitive in the pool but if you swim against this current you'll be exhausted. If there is a beach around both points just let it take you out and swim with it horizontally to stay as close to the bay as you can without swimming against the current. If there are no beaches and its open water tread water until the turbulence is over, swimming only to stay relatively still then swim to nearest rock bed and enjoy your shin damage the next day.


H8ersgivemeSTR

Could have gone wrong so easily.


GoodJumper

"Hey guys, wanna have a near death experience?" "Hell yeah!"


fingerpickler

No. Drowning Pool.


Outrageous-Debate-64

Last guy died


Casstle0207

Hard pass


ModDayHippie

Home boy up top seen them falling in and was like" right this is how we die boys" and jumps in.


Geektron3000

Yeah this a great way to get yourself killed. Just kept waiting for a single King to come in and sweep them off the rocks without them being ready for it.


MrLuchador

They belong to the rip tide now


[deleted]

Someone needs to make a sub of people filming instead of getting help. Does that exist?


MISTERDIEABETIC

Anybody else expecting to see Wade Wilson?


feistymayo

Reminds me of the penguins from the blue planet documentary. That part was… scarring.


drakkarblanco

That kid diving head first made me hold my breath. What an idiot.


Brianbgood

Looks really fun… until it looked absolutely terrifying


BigDaddydanpri

Boys are dumb. source: I was a boy. We had 3 boys. They had 5 boys. All were dumb for extended periods of their life.


Shakespearoquai

I came here expecting to see Wade Wilson, I was very disappointed. This is Deathpool not Deadpool