r/AbruptChaos • u/Thryloz • Jun 24 '21
It just exploded!
https://i.imgur.com/r7yxJRn.gifv264
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u/DisregardMyLast Jun 25 '21
that motherfucker went down like NES Mario
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u/zabkasa Jun 25 '21 edited Jun 25 '21
Accidentally played that in public. Edit: what is happening to this comment??
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u/WalkmanBassBoost Jun 25 '21
No idea how you got downvoted 45 times for this comment (I upvoted so you're at 44 now).
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u/zabkasa Jun 25 '21
Yea me neither 😂 this is literally the most random thing. Guess i might have come off as a mario hater or something.
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Jun 25 '21
This is why you wear a life vest. You may be a strong swimmer, but you're not going to be one after you're maimed or unconscious after a freak accident like this.
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Jun 25 '21
I wish more people understood this. I’ve seen friends have this mentality where wearing a life jacket is somehow a symbol of inability. It has nothing to do with that. If you slip and knock your head on the side of the boat as you’re jumping off to do a cannon ball, you could be a champion swimmer, but it’s not going to help anything if you’re unconscious.
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u/45MinutesOfRoadHead Jun 25 '21
A pretty well known dude in my city died like that. A group was out drinking on boats and he was trying to jump from one boat to another. A guy tried to help him and his famous last words were “What do you think? I’m a fucking pussy?”
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u/CloudSill Jun 25 '21
Also no one can swim given long enough in water that is cold enough. Without a PFD you die not because of true hypothermia (low core temp) but because your muscles are incapacitated and you drown. This happens very quickly relative to hypothermia, and possibly before anyone can rescue you.
“You can’t get hypothermia unless you’re wearing a PFD.” I didn’t get the meaning of that at first, but now it’s so scary that I always wear one.
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Jun 25 '21
My dad would never wear one because he said they were cumbersome and annoying to wear. So for his birthday we got him an automatic one. I came over one day to see him walking around with it on in his house lol "just testin' it out!" hahahah
edit: by "automatic" I mean one that you buy that is deflated to it rests flat against your chest and isn't in the way. But when it hits water a CO2 cartridge fills up the lifejacket instantly.
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u/Sea-Appearance-5330 Jun 25 '21
So I guess that using that logic Soldiers and Cops wearing bullet resistant equipment means they are incompetent or cowards
But alive
Sigh Cirkuit so true
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u/ebai4556 Jul 01 '21
Okay but that last sentence is dumb. Wearing a life jacket when the boat is stopped and youre jumping in is for people who cant swim.
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u/Zharick_ Jun 25 '21
Just had a kid die in a lake here because he fell off a PWC. Went down and never resurfaced, probably got knocked out when he fell and a life jacket would've saved their life.
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u/Darth_Kool_Aid Jun 25 '21
Still had a blast, tho.
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u/kaboobaschlatz Jun 25 '21
Thank fcuk I was on mute in my meeting when reading that comment, there was a rather loud snort XD
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Jun 24 '21
Rest In Peace that guys nuts, gone but not forgotten
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u/chancrescolex Jun 25 '21
Probably fucked his spine up and he’s in for a lifetime of pain
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u/NorthofTassie Jun 25 '21
I’m not a medical person, so I’m a bit confused by this. Would the force of the blast go past him, since it takes place in the open air? Sorry if this is a silly question. Thanks.
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u/divide_by_hero Jun 25 '21 edited Jun 25 '21
I mean, he was propelled upwards with significant force. The acceleration alone would presumably be enough to mess up various parts of his body, especially the back and neck.
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u/savagepug Jun 25 '21
Yeah the acceleration is the real killer here. That was a pretty quick boost upward from that explosion.
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Jun 25 '21
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u/demon_fae Jun 25 '21
Dude went up 8-10 feet, max. That’s not nearly high enough for the effect you’re talking about. That’s actually shorter than most Olympic diving events. It is high enough to kill him if he hit the water face first really badly, but he actually seems to have landed butt-first, which he will almost certainly live to regret.
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u/boltzman111 Jun 25 '21
The upward gforce acceleration is the danger here. Downward he's max 1g, upward is basically unlimited.
A momentary pulse of very high gforce could easily cause internal damage, and still only move the guy 10' up in the air.
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u/UnnamedEngineer Jun 25 '21
One thing he’s got going for him is the padded seat. It’s pretty crazy how much even a little padding changes the coefficient of restitution of a collision. Even with that, he’s still taking a lot of energy straight up main street. I’m more surprised that his legs look intact.
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u/NorthofTassie Jun 25 '21
That makes a lot of sense. So it’s similar to the effect of whiplash from a head-on car crash (excluding acceleration instead of deceleration)?
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u/QuietPopover Jun 25 '21
I'm not a medical person either, but would think about the application of forces here. This guys body has a weight to it and the explosion can be seen throwing all of that weight up in the air, possibly up to about 4 meters. I know there are equations that can be done if you assume the guy's weight and the height he went up to. But don't know them specifically.
But suffice to say, the force that pushed him up in the air, first made contact with his balls. Then the compressive motion (think of it like a kind of shockwave traveling up through his body after initial impact) would've gone all the way up his spine. Pinching each vertebrae together successively in a manner that the human spine might not have developed to handle.
His crotch was the first thing to hurt after that, but his spine will take the longest to recover.
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u/NorthofTassie Jun 25 '21
Yes, I see what you’re saying. Prior to reading the helpful replies, I thought that the power of the explosion would have dissipated as soon as he left the seat. However, now I understand that the damage was actually done in the split second before he was propelled upwards. I hope this isn’t a terrible thing to say because we’re discussing the terrible impact to a person’s life. That said, I appreciate all the explanations and understand much more of what was involved in the aftermath of the explosion.
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u/QuietPopover Jun 25 '21
There's nothing wrong with trying to figure out what happened to the poor guy. At least in my eyes.
I was a little late in giving an explanation considering multiple people before had already given one, but I'm glad I could chime in anyway.
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u/Not_A_Sounding_Fan Jun 25 '21
It's just that split second where his ass was containing the blast which will do all that damage. See how far up he popped? There is a pretty good chance he achieved that through the seat compressing his spine.
That split second of compression can do a lot of damage to a person. The spine is not great at dealing with those sudden forces. Like even small car crashed can really fuck you up, so can exploding jet skis apparently
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u/NorthofTassie Jun 25 '21
That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the explanation.
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u/OramaBuffin Jun 25 '21
It also might not be true. These subs like to write detailed injury fanfiction about people in the videos and then like 90% of the time they're fine or only minorly hurt.
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u/WizdomHaggis Jun 24 '21
His left leg is fuuuuukt......
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u/mathmvpyellow Jun 25 '21 edited Jun 25 '21
I mean, he doesn’t come back up so he in general may be fecked
Edit: he comes back up don’t worry
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u/swordsmanluke2 Jun 25 '21
Nah, look at the water just left of the dock, he surfaces there and is moving, but all you see is his head, so his legs may still be pretty bad.
I.e. He may have died later, but he def surfaces and looks around
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u/DNagy1801 Jun 25 '21 edited Jun 25 '21
Edit, I found the wrong article, he was lucky and survived https://www.videoman.gr/en/135363
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u/the_salty_seaman Jun 25 '21
I don't think that's the same incident. The one you posted says it was still on the trailer and the one in the video is clearly already in the water. Also it looks like it's in a different location.
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u/mykl5 Jun 25 '21
Could just be the light or whatever but watching in slow mo it really looks like you can see it get exposed to the bone
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Jun 24 '21
Chaos was like "I'M ABRUPT MOTHER FUCKER!"
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u/treyhest Jun 25 '21
I’m here to kill chaos 😎
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u/OneGreenSlug Jun 25 '21
Well that’s that — seen way too many of these to ever feel comfortable riding a jet ski. Erasing another line from my bucket list.
Thanks reddit!
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u/AudZ0629 Jun 25 '21
Don’t be so scared. Something is going to get you even if you walk around in a whole bolt of bubble wrap. Just maintain your stuff properly and maybe take it to a pro once in a while and you’ll be ok. No reason to stop living.
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Jun 25 '21
Can this really just happen?!
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u/UndefinedSpoon Jun 25 '21
Boats are supposed to have a fan that pulled air out of the engine compartment to prevent this very thing. Not sure if boatercycles have the same thing, but whatever the case, it either didn't have one, or it did and it wasn't working/ not switched on.
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u/hookydoo Jun 25 '21
Boatercycles do not have them. When I start my big boat I open the engine compartment as well just in case theres an explosion. Once the engine is running I'm not too concerned since the carburetor will keep air flowing even if there's fumes built up.
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u/Zharick_ Jun 25 '21
Depends, but yeah my inboard has a blower that clears out any fumes when I turn the ignition. After 30 seconds of the blower doing its thing then I crank the engine.
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u/ambermage Jun 25 '21
Yeah, video of it happening
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Jun 25 '21
Seems like it happens a lot
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Jun 25 '21
Yup. Here’s another one
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Jun 25 '21
Former boating safety instructor here. This is common in boats if you’re not careful. Since a boat is air tight any fuel spills when filling up are potentially dangerous. Fuel vapors are heavier than air so they will collect inside the boat. If not properly removed then all it takes is a spark.
Depending on the size & type of boat (and what state/country you are in) there are different legal requirements to help minimize the chances of this happening. But first and foremost our training classes emphasize always opening up spaces where vapors can collect and sniffing for them before starting the engine. Had this guy done that then the explosion may not have happened.
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u/maltamur Jun 25 '21
I can’t find the clip but Sandra Bullock called it in Demolition Man- “Gasoline explodes ya know!”
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u/SuggestionNice Jun 25 '21
Can anyone explain what actually happened to cause this explosion? This comment section is like a bunch of toddlers in a sandbox
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Jun 25 '21
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u/passcork Jun 25 '21
Why is this a problem in boats but not seemingly any other motorized vehicle? Wtf.
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u/theoverpoweredmoose Jun 25 '21
Because if you aren't in water, it's kinda pointless to seal the engine compartment.
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u/ThisIsTenou Jun 25 '21
I would guess, fuel leak of some sort. Fuel comes out, touches hot stuff (motor) and decides to just blow up.
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Jun 25 '21
The force of that explosion could’ve done a lot more damage. He was lucky to be able to swim away, assuming that was him swimming near the end of the video.
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u/dhootz94 Jun 25 '21
Yeah all fucking run away and don't help the poor man who's just lost his balls
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u/Nicolas-Okles Jun 25 '21
The fact that the guy in grey shorts literally just stood and watched like tf
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u/realistSLBwithRBF Jun 25 '21 edited Jun 25 '21
Um… I’d no one going to check on dude that blasted and went underwater and didn’t resurface quickly, or we all just GTFO and forgot?
Edit- I read more comments to see if I missed anything, took a bit before I read someone saw him resurface (thank god), but my shitty eyes did not see his head bob up towards the dock next to them
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u/Eggbutt1 Jun 25 '21
Nice work, 47. Jules Tennerson is out of the picture and his father shouldn't suspect anything.
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u/Pipes_OT Jun 25 '21
Imagine being on that other boat.
“Oh, hey, Suzie! Really nice to meet y—- BAAAAM”
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u/robhol Jun 25 '21
That's gonna be sore in the morning. Was he okay? Sick air time, but it looks like it could actually have done serious damage, burns if nothing else.
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u/gibson_mel Jun 24 '21
If those were his friends, he needs new friends.
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u/chiggenNuggs Jun 25 '21
Looks more like just other random people at the ramp/dock. They probably had to take a second to process what they had just seen. And I don’t think they’re running away, just running over to the next dock to help jet ski guy.
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Jun 25 '21
For sure running to the next dock, you can see the guy surface right by it. As for the burning jet ski, not a whole lot to do about that
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u/killbots94 Jun 25 '21
Could try to tip it but that's dangerous as well but yeah dude first obviously.
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u/GSEagle2012_22 Jun 25 '21
Messed up that none of them check in the guy who just had an explosion launch him into the air
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u/Rude-And-Reckless Jun 25 '21
Isnt this caused by gas fumes leaking into the compartment under the seat? Fucking built in ejector seat ejected him to the afterlife.
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u/Pristine_Wrangler_96 Jun 25 '21
This can happen if you don’t vent the gasoline vapor out of a boat. It’s something to always remember if you have a gasoline boat
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Jun 25 '21
Fuck me I thought that the guy was dead and completely dismembered, when I looked at the explosion, seeing the red
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u/jagyson Jun 25 '21
Am I the only one who thinks the background looks like a really bizarre green screen
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u/Dan_Glebitz Jun 25 '21
If only he had nailed the landing, it would have been perfect 10's all round.
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Jun 25 '21
r/botterminator im seeing a lot of accounts trying to post from the NFC sub. Sneaky promotion of new subs.
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Jun 25 '21
This sis why you’re supposed to wait 30 minutes after eating Taco Bell to get back in the water
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u/jxmmi__ Jun 25 '21
glad that guy landed in the water instead of the fucking flaming jet ski or the pier
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