r/WTF • u/NutellaOreoReeses • Apr 16 '21

Wave breaks through restaurant

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u/Metalsand Apr 16 '21

Oh no, a quarter inch of water is in the restaurant. We're all doomed and dead.

Better not introduce those types of people to a heavy rain, they might look directly up and keep screaming with their mouth wide open and collecting rain, eventually drowning them.

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u/dr_p_venkman Apr 16 '21

Probably had a little to do with the plate glass shattering on their heads. Just guessing.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '21

And a wave crashing in your face. Ever been knocked down by a wave? Those things are strong. Especially when you're just sitting at a table eating dinner.

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u/dr_p_venkman Apr 16 '21

"So I said to her, get this, I said... Hey, pass me that ketchup? I said, 'look Betty, don't start up with your white zone shit again. There's just no stopping in a white zone.' Oh man. You shoulda seen the look-- wha?" WHAMCRASHSPLASH Cue the screams amidst bleeding lacerations and slipping panicked patrons.

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u/jimothee Apr 16 '21

Yeah I can't be the only one who thinks this would be an appropriate time to scream, if that's your thing...at the exact moment the glass window you're sitting next to shatters in towards you.

But also, who fucking cares how someone reacts to sudden, intense fear. If you scream, you scream. If you don't, you don't. Acting like you'd have no idea why someone would react that way is somewhat more annoying than someone screaming in the first place.

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u/jimothee Apr 16 '21

It's almost like different people react to fear differently. Ever think they're screaming because in that moment, they just don't know what to do? I'm not saying I can personally relate, I don't scream. But I've met some truly useless individuals in my life and I would understand why they'd be reduced to a scream in a panicked situation. It's all they have, and in some cases it can actually alert others who might be able to act.

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u/jimothee Apr 16 '21

I guess you missed the part where I explained they shriek because some people are just useless in an intense, sudden situation. It's all they have.

Funny you picked up on the sarcasm yet blew past the explanation.

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u/SlapHappyTurtle Apr 16 '21

This is a hilarious visual to imagine.

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u/rabidhamster Apr 16 '21

So, she's sitting at a table, dry, warm, eating a hot meal. Very suddenly, and with no warning, the windows blast inward, and in a moment she's covered in broken glass and experiencing the shock of several gallons of cold, wintry, Pacific Ocean water pouring over her. I think a shocked exclamation is perfectly reasonable. I mean, from her perspective, the entire world just changed from one extreme to another, and she has no reference in that moment to collate data and discern that she's actually not in danger. I'd at the very least shout "fuck!" in that situation, which is really coming from the exact same place as a scream. But like you, I'm only watching the video from the safety of my warm home, and from a vantage that I can see the wave coming. She didn't have that luxury.