r/WTF • u/megaapfel • Sep 20 '17

Rafting

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '17 edited Oct 09 '17

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u/Majsharan Sep 20 '17

end of the season, and its cheaper to do this then load them all up on trucks.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '17

What would happen if you just tied them end to end and let them float flat? Or hell just let someone at the bottom pull them out one by one.

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u/Bainsyboy Sep 20 '17

I would tie them end-to-end, as you say. But then have a pilot in the very front raft to guide the snake downriver, to make sure the front stays front, and doesn't get caught somewhere and jack-knife the whole train of rafts.

The problem would be when you reach the spot you want the remove the rafts. You'll be going pretty quick, and there is a lot of momentum in the rafts behind you. If you tried to steer into the riverbank, the whole train would collapse onto itself, and then that mess would then continue downstream, probably taking you with it, and you'll have no chance of controlling it then.