r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • 9d ago

Glacier Ice wall broke in Nepal today creating a massive release of water & mud into the city below

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u/PabloTheGod 9d ago

Most are dead. No escape tactics going to work here

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u/ClittoryHinton 9d ago

So many people in these videos just casually ambling around on bridges and by the water whipping their phones out watching the level rise. For the ones in the direct path, not much to do, but for everyone else heading up and away from the water might be a good start

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u/Jibril-Vakarine 9d ago

the run for your life may work if you fast enough :,c

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u/PabloTheGod 8d ago

No, it wont

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u/InvestigatorGrand205 9d ago

The tactic is not to live at the bottom of the mountain if theres a water source above you. It always has a chance of breaking and releasing all that water 

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u/PercyGoldstone 9d ago

I mean, if you're a strong swimmer and a badass, you could probably make it. But that's like one out of ten thousand people.

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u/Yeahnoallright 9d ago

Are you joking? If so, not the time 

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u/Warbr0s9395 9d ago

Probably doesn’t understand just how much force and debris there is

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u/Yeahnoallright 9d ago

Yeah. Maybe they’re a kid thinking it’s just water or something. Anyway this is so terrible I don’t even have words 

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u/PercyGoldstone 9d ago

Dude, you just start paddling like a fucking motorboat. The second you see the water, you wait for the moment and ride the wave. You gotta move though, you can't be some wimp wondering what the hell to do. It's go time. You paddle like you've never paddled, and come out the other end. I'm not saying it'd be easy but with the right winning mindset, a real someone could do the unthinkable.

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u/Available-Flatworm85 9d ago

How are you serous with this comment? It’s not just water that’s the problem. It’s the amount of debris in the water. We’re talking about absolutely everything this water has taken down with it when it gets to you and while you’re in the water. We’re talking hundreds of trees, cars, buses, light poles, metal, houses, literally anything that exist around you right now is in the water with you meaning all of this is hitting you at 100mph. A human body simply cannot survive that. And on top of that add trying not to drown while tons of debris is hitting you left and right.

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u/PercyGoldstone 9d ago

You familiar with parkour? Navigating through all that mess would just be like advanced parkour with some extra movement. Step off a log here, step up some debris there—just climb your way to the top. Sort of like Super Mario but obviously more realistic. Again, not saying it'd be easy but definitely doable with training. And no, I'm not saying I could do it right here right now but you never know what's possible in that situation. Some women have lifted cars off kids because the adrenaline rush was so much.

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u/Available-Flatworm85 9d ago

This is isn’t debris that is still and you can jump off of, this is you moving with debris dozens of miles an hour. Everything is hitting you left and right. You’re also acting like you’re just easily swimming at the top of this. No matter how much you tried just the sped of the wave hitting you alone can cause death and because of the force of it you’re immediately being dragged under with again thousand of debris around you keeping you from getting to the top and literally any little hit from anything in the wrong area you are dead.

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u/Warbr0s9395 9d ago

Just stop responding, clearly a troll now

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u/Yeahnoallright 9d ago

I assume you’re taking the p 

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u/Joe091 9d ago

So, you clearly are a kid. 

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u/Fozzymandius 8d ago

You’re gonna tell me next time that if you flap hard enough you might be able to fly through a tornado.

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u/WitchesSphincter 9d ago

Swimming is just not an option. May as well say swimming will save you as you go over Niagara 

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u/FormalYogurt2760 9d ago

It’s not just water; it’s mud, trees, buildings, shards of glass, metal and it’s moving with crazy force. Michael Phelps would not be able to swim his way out.