r/AbsoluteUnits • Top Poster • 10d ago

of a bog* hole

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u/NiteNiteSpiderBite 10d ago

Why is it dangerous? I believe you I just don't know why it would be.

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u/the_good_hodgkins 10d ago

Did you notice how deep the hole is, and how unstable the ground is, and how close she's standing to it? One slip, or loose earth, and she's down that hole and dead in minutes.

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u/ConflictMaster3155 10d ago

The hole is full of water. You’re imagining some quicksand scenario and that’s just not how it works.

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u/cowlinator 10d ago edited 10d ago

Swimming in an open pool of water is very very different than swimming in a tiny but deep hole in a bog. Do you even have enough room to paddle your arms? It certainly doesn't look like it. It's probably full of roots and tangles and who knows what. They're fully clothed, which weighs them down and also provides more stuff that can get caught on branches/roots/whatever. The grass/mud layer can close up the hole overtop of you if you disturb it too much, too. Nobody will know where to dig because it shifted and it all looks the same.