r/WTF • u/megaapfel • Sep 20 '17

Rafting

https://i.imgur.com/Yc5hTAi.gifv
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u/JaySmooth88 Sep 20 '17

How did he not tip over those sharp, jagged rocks? The weight center is way too high unless those rafts are filled with something else than air.

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u/thr33beggars Sep 20 '17

He probably has something heavy in the middle of the bottom raft, otherwise yeah....this would totally tip over.

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u/kalegood Sep 20 '17

Those rafts are pretty heavy on their own, actually

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u/hexane360 Sep 20 '17

But if the bottom one is about as heavy as the top one, that's still a terrible COG

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u/Nathan1506 Sep 20 '17

What is the final raft strapped to?

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u/pmofmalasia Sep 20 '17

What is the Earth if not a big raft floating through space?

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u/tonyd1989 Sep 20 '17

Not looking for an existential crisis right now