over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoHow effective are life jackets in rapidly flowing deep flood waters?message-squaremessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow effective are life jackets in rapidly flowing deep flood waters?over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square39linkfedilinkfile-text
I am surely not a swimmer, but after the recent tragic flooding in Texas, it got me and my roommate wondering…
minus-squareJeeBaiChow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoI believe in a flood situation what kills you isn’t usually the drowning part. It’s the being crushed by debris.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoAfter riding out Katrina for two weeks flooded in, I found myself wondering where all the gators were, and very thankful that nobody was attacked by one (to my knowledge, at least in my area)… Cuz we’re definitely in a gator area…
minus-squareJeeBaiChow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoNever been there before. But there are videos of Fukushima debris floes. Looks like a nightmare, regardless of your swimming level.
I believe in a flood situation what kills you isn’t usually the drowning part. It’s the being crushed by debris.
After riding out Katrina for two weeks flooded in, I found myself wondering where all the gators were, and very thankful that nobody was attacked by one (to my knowledge, at least in my area)…
Cuz we’re definitely in a gator area…
Never been there before. But there are videos of Fukushima debris floes. Looks like a nightmare, regardless of your swimming level.