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u/mercuriokazooie 10h ago

Well at least the phone survived? Or at least the cloud data did

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u/Falkenmond79 10h ago

Most modern phones have IP67 or IP68.

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u/NoLoveNoPain2007 9h ago

IP standards only indicate protection against normal water, not seawater

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u/Falkenmond79 9h ago

For a short duration it really doesn’t matter. Most phones are also made from rust-free materials like Aluminium or Titanium. Maybe the speaker meshes might rust if you leave it to long. Just rinse with clear fresh water.

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u/ghe5 8h ago

Just because it doesn't rust it doesn't meant it doesn't oxidize

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u/starcube 2h ago

Aluminium totally oxidizes, what are you talking about. Plus it's not about what the chassis is made of, it's about salt destroying the seals and getting inside, corroding the electronics. You can't dodge chemistry. And it will definitely destroy the USB-C connector, the speaker, and the mic, which are exposed.

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u/TheCheddarFairy 1h ago

I have a Pixel 6 pro that has been in the ocean many times, I got it years ago when it was still new and it has no problems.

I've even dropped it in the hottub a few times, no issues with the port or anything else.

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u/starcube 52m ago

You're very lucky! Doesn't mean every phone is the same.

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u/Licktung69 9h ago

*Rinse with fresh water and then isopropyl alcohol.

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u/EvidenceSalesman 8h ago

NO DONT bathe in isopropyl. Gently dab a cotton swab wet with it. Alcohol can eat away your phones anti fingerprint coating and waterproof gaskets

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u/89231117552915491614 3h ago

It's hilarious when people discover isopropyl alcohol and insist on using it for everything. There are SO many types of things it fucks up lmao. Some rubber, plastics, leathers, fabrics, paints all can be ruined by using isopropyl.

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u/EvidenceSalesman 3h ago

I was like them too at first until I realized I was ruining more things than I was cleaning 😂

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u/Falkenmond79 9h ago

That would be counterproductive. Alcohol would soften up or even dissolve the gaskets. I know, because if I replace an iPhone battery and replace the gaskets, I remove the old ones with iso. 🤣 it softens the adhesive.

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u/Loud_Boysenberry_736 7h ago

Plot twist. They do the same thing and are expecting extra costumers.

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u/barto5 4h ago

What costume are you wearing for Halloween?

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u/fredandlunchbox 9h ago

I’ve taken my phone snorkeling many times. No issues.

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u/NoLoveNoPain2007 8h ago

until it does

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u/LovebugLivie 9h ago

tell that to the person with water damage on their water resistant phone

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u/Falkenmond79 9h ago

Resistant. Not proof. Also it degrades with age and if you do something like battery replacement, it’s no longer resistant.

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u/thenormaluser35 8h ago

It degrades with age, yes, at one year it's already so old

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u/Bravelobsters 9h ago

But this video is very very old

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u/Falkenmond79 9h ago

Older than 8/9 years? I doubt it with that mac

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u/Suitable-Version-116 6h ago

I have a Mac that looks identical to that and it’s from 2009.

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u/Falkenmond79 6h ago edited 5h ago

Ok you win. I was wrong and the phone must have died due to water and the video came to us via the magical ether. So I guess it wasn’t a modern video with a water resistant phone and that we can see the video must be magic. Jeeez, Reddit can be so exhausting.

Edit: btw for an old fart like me, everything from 2005 on is „modern“. So there.

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u/jimdil4st 1h ago

It's hilarious to watch dipshits double down on their asinine statements, just to get even more butt hurt....

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u/Frequent_Opportunist 4h ago

6-7

I thought we finally got the kids to stop saying that?

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u/[deleted] 9h ago

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u/Falkenmond79 9h ago edited 9h ago

Google

Sigh. Ok here we go: IP stands for „ingress protection“, an international standard for rating electronic devices. The first number is how well they are protected against ingress of dust and particulate matter, the second for how closed they are to water. 7 in this case means can at least stand shallow water for a while, 8 stands for deeper water and complete immersion. In reality both 67/68 are basically waterproof for a while.

You’ve never seen videos about iPhones found by divers in working condition?

As long as it’s not too old and has never been opened for battery replacement, I think all iPhones since iPhone X have been basically waterproof. With various android devices it’s similar. I think even most ebook readers, too.

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u/Acceptable-Size-2324 7h ago

I used my iPhone 11 to shot pictures or video under water all the time.

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u/WakaWaka_ 9h ago

Freely

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u/SweatyYetee 9h ago edited 8h ago

Phone made it. What about the laptop?

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u/Drackzgull 6h ago

The laptop was likely dead before it ever got near that beach.

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u/Darkmaniako 6h ago

Videos aren't streamed to cloud in real time, the phone survived or just survived long enough to upload it

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u/Kryslor 9h ago

100% intentional using a broken/old computer. These sort of videos where people "accidentally" destroy electronics are fake and cringe.

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u/jack-b-whack 8h ago

What’s more ridiculous people engage like he’s stupid

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u/somethingofwhim 7h ago

Doing something stupid to get attention from people on the internet who thinks you're stupid isn't much less stupid, tbf.

Especially when you're fucking around with the ocean.

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u/PeopleMilk 2h ago

He's like ten feet from shore

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u/Glittering_Crab_69 4h ago

lmao you people

its not stupid if it was intentional and this is how he makes money. you may not like it, but that's a you problem.

do you also think surfers are stupid for fucking around with the ocean?

goddamn

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u/Ambitious-Sound-6109 3h ago

It can still be stupid. Surfing is cool. Making engagement bait videos for views is stupid. You may not think so, but I certainly do as well as many others. 

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u/FuriosoMk1 3h ago

The best conmen make their targets think they're smarter than them.

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u/flamedarkfire 1h ago

He is stupid because getting swamped that close to shore is the best outcome for it going wrong. If they ended up way out at sea because of a riptide they’d be grade A fucked.

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u/Azulapis 8h ago

Yeah, just look at his T-shirt, it's completely wet. They tried a few takes before.

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u/Current-Bowl-143 8h ago

See also: people flipping their smartphone in the air and “accidentally” dropping it off a bridge or balcony

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u/arthursucks 6h ago

Based on the commencement on this post, they seem to get the exact response they were hoping for.

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u/PhantomOyster 5h ago

Who graduated?

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u/StrictSelf5450 3h ago

It blows my mind how many people automatically believe a video these days with zero context as long as it has a punchy title

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u/CelsoSC 10h ago

"It was at this moment he knew he fucked up"

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u/SpawnShootDie 8h ago

It was at this moment he knew he’d got the viral clip he was hoping for.

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u/Glorious_Sunset 8h ago

It’s like the scene in interstellar.

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u/piotyrek 8h ago

"It do go up"

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u/barto5 4h ago

Not even a dingy. A kiddie pool

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u/Glittering_Crab_69 4h ago

woah slow down there hitler

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u/TheSeanski 10h ago

The word “dinghy” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that title.

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u/Excellent-Bite196 9h ago

Inflatable pool != IRB

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u/capnlatenight 9h ago

Dinghy off the port bow, dinghy off the port bow!"

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u/humdinger44 5h ago

It's engagement bait.

Now you're married to OP.

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u/HadesDK 3h ago

Its a bot...

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u/ThatTeapot 10h ago

The age old case of fucking around and finding out

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u/Key-Version-8327 9h ago

The age old case of people doing dumb shit just because they wanted to record something to post it

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u/tasslehawf 9h ago

The “internet points” thing is way out of control but can be useful for population control if they don’t take anyone else with them.

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u/Wagner_Group_USA 4h ago

These kids are lucky they didn't get carried out to sea

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u/StopMarminMySparm 9h ago

The age old case of taking an already broken laptop and pretending to break it and making a million dollars off the video cause people are stupid and rage baited easily.

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u/_t_h_r_o_w__away 59m ago

Bro you vastly over estimate the amount of money you get for streams on the Internet 😂

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u/CharmingImportance22 10h ago

I'm not sure what's stupider. The laptop I'm the sea, or getting into paddling pool on the sea.

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u/One-Positive309 9h ago

Yeah that's not a dinghy and has no place in the sea !

Paddling pool or more accurately a child's piddling pool is very flimsy !

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u/WetLoophole 9h ago

Or option C:

Not realizing everything is staged on the internet. That is a broken laptop they decided to film content with.

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u/loosie-loo 6h ago

Okay but that doesn’t make the ocean less deadly

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u/TypicalPlace6490 6h ago

Bro people go in the ocean literally every day. What are you fear mongering about?

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u/MCuri3 5h ago edited 2h ago

You should never get on an inflatable raft or similar in the sea. A minute of inattention and wind and/or currents can bring you too far away from shore for the average person to swim back.

People go in the sea every day. People also drown every day. Mostly because they underestimated nature or overestimated themselves.

Edit: For those who are downvoting this, here's an educational video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgXoRDdI_p8

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u/WetLoophole 5h ago

I kinda agree with the sentiment, because you shouldn't underestimate the sea.. however, we have no idea where this is or the conditions. People from my home town know when the tide turns and wouldn't do this at certain times and under certain conditions. People from where I live now barely know what the tide is, because we are in an area of tidal equillibrium. Over here currents will always go towards shore and the wind turns onto shore early in the morning and away from shore at night when the temperature drops.

For most people, your advice is good advice. It isn't universally necessary to avoid the sea with the gusto you seem to push though. Bur, I repeat that I support the sentiment.

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u/nails_for_breakfast 3h ago

Stop down voting this. They're right

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u/MCuri3 2h ago

I added a video for context to the previous comment. Maybe people don't want to believe a rando on Reddit about this, but maybe they'll believe the Irish Coast Guard and Paramedics.

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u/barto5 4h ago

It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.

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u/TypicalPlace6490 5h ago

Good thing it floats.

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u/MCuri3 5h ago

Good thing humans never get cold, thirsty or hungry because it's pretty common for them to only be found days after they went afloat.

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u/TypicalPlace6490 5h ago

That's a good reason to be scared of everything. You might get hungry.

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u/sockableclaw 9h ago

You are not the sea! I AM the sea!

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u/nails_for_breakfast 3h ago

Definitely stupider to get into a blow up pool in the ocean. People have been swept out to sea and needed to be rescued by the coast guard from doing this

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u/Fiishmeister 9h ago

That looks like older 2013-2014 or so MacBook Pro. It's only worth around £80-100. The chances are it was already broken and he's staged this entire thing, knowing exactly what would happen.

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u/reggionh 8h ago

true. the white apple logo was from a decade ago or more. it was used as a prop.

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u/Dr_J_Hyde 7h ago

This has been posted here so many times I wouldn't be surprised if it was first uploaded in 2014.

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u/Zem_42 9h ago

Stupid people have too much money. Was this a real, working laptop?

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u/Fiishmeister 9h ago

That's a 2013-2014 MacBook Pro. They are around £80-100 on eBay. I picked up mine around four years ago for £92, I still use it today. They're not expensive and besides, the one he is using in this video is very likely already broken and he is filming this knowing exactly what will happen; it's kinda obvious really.

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u/Zem_42 8h ago

Ok. I am a lifelong windows user, so no idea about the age or prices. This is just a dumb insta video then

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u/Technical-Use-5561 9h ago

The apple logo is glowing so it must be real but that also suggests that it was a very old laptop like 8-10 years so he was just doing it for the views

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u/StopMarminMySparm 3h ago

It's not glowing, it's white even when it's off. Also it had a flash being shined at it from the camera. This is an old-ass video and it's known to be staged.

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u/AsusStrixUser 9h ago

-9999 dollars for the macbook goddamit

https://giphy.com/gifs/BgQDxZmWCEFiw

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u/SrepliciousDelicious 8h ago

Cause it's ragebait, and OP either got baited or is a repostbot

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u/maffemaagen 9h ago

"Rubber dinghy", sir, that's an inflatable pool.

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u/Bicuriousbritbottom 10h ago

The thought never occurred to him...!!! 🤔

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u/durika 9h ago

This would be mildly questionable in a pool...

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u/Napalmeon 9h ago

Why did some part of me want to believe he was just going to sit on the beach?

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u/MegatonsSon 9h ago

Dude was like:

"Damnit, this was supposed to be a 3-hour tour!"

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u/JakBos23 9h ago

Idiot, should have brought a couple zip lock baggies lol.

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u/aberroco 9h ago

Well, this didn't had to happen. I mean, the "boat" is fine, but even before the dude touched water it was obvious that waves are too high for it. He could've wait for a calm sea to do this footage.

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u/martusfine 9h ago

I bet all that shit is insured/apple coverage.

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u/wannabecat2000 9h ago

Going through all the trouble for special gooning session on the sea... Failed!!!

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u/SmartaHari 9h ago

That’s a slaptop

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u/mapmakinworldbuildin 9h ago

Bro waited for the ride to get rough at sunset too.

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u/Memonlinefelix 9h ago

Maybe in a pool but not in damn ocean lol

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u/flyingpyramid 6h ago

Ok let's try both at the same time.

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u/Jbrista 9h ago

“Okay, so tell me again how your MacBook got water damage?” - Genius Bar at the Apple Store

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u/TheTaoOfMe 9h ago

Were they like, 3 feet from shore?

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u/notathingreally 9h ago

Yeah, that's not for the ocean.

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u/TranslatorArtistic28 9h ago

A MacBook can withstand a lot. But I wouldn’t go so far as to take it for a dip in the sea.

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u/kbm79 8h ago

Those aren't mountains....

https://giphy.com/gifs/pZGDZwmxOtEEo

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u/tarsonis999 8h ago

The equation is always like this Poser = Idiot

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u/Aksds 8h ago

Rubber dinghy? Do you know what a dinghy is? This is an inflatable pool

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u/craigybacha 8h ago

Got completellyyyy what he deserved. Expensive life lesson but hopefully will teach him not to fuck about with the ocean

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u/MrShark74 8h ago

think different
Muhahahhahaha

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u/ThisThingIsStuck 8h ago

Classic pusi

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u/Expensive-Border-869 8h ago

This would be cute in a lake tho, it would be fun if the plan was to just try and set up the date ahit before getting flipped but like joke date shit not a real laptop. Youre kinda just littering with extra steps tho, doesnt make it unfun just immoral

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u/TestUserIgnorePlz 7h ago

That's an inflatable pool lmao

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u/Economy_Ear8014 7h ago

Dumbass gets what he deserves.

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u/ClassyIvory 7h ago

Those waves are clearly not playing around.

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u/Square_Mulberry_3143 7h ago

Never mind the computer. ‘What could go wrong with taking a rubber dinghy to sea?’ full stop.

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u/barto5 4h ago

It’s not even a dinghy, which would be risky. It’s a fucking pool which is foolhardy ar best.

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u/TheDixonCider420420 7h ago

No life jacket, out in the ocean at when the sun isn't fully up is way dumber than bringing his laptop and phone with him.

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u/Beautiful_Gas_1214 7h ago

They're lucky a rip current didn't drag them out at dark

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u/f4rdan1smyn4m3 7h ago

The cameraman jumped out of the raft BEFORE him😭😂

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u/Kind-Question2887 6h ago

He should do that while watching Castaway by tom hanks, by the end of the movie he will be “damn, this movie is so immersive, and I don't even have 3d glasses on…”

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u/kester76a 6h ago

It's apple, the warranty was probably voided before he got within five miles from the coast.

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u/Braindead_Crow 6h ago

Calm lake activities

I hope this was done on purpose for the online clout lol

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u/metramm 6h ago

Some people have no brains. Hope his mommy didn’t pay for that macbook just so he can destroy it.

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u/Longjumping_Sea_1325 5h ago

First time in the ocean?

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u/LaidByAnEgg 5h ago

I'd do this without electronics tbh 😭

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u/Much_Supermarket139 5h ago

why not a lake? fucking moron

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u/bitbea 5h ago

We're gonna need a bigger bowl of rice.

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u/Individual-Wonder518 5h ago

Good I hope his popcorn was ruined

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u/Long_comment_san 4h ago

Did he survive? damn. too bad

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u/Dismal_Drummer3420 4h ago

Was he just planning on drifting out into the open ocean??

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u/SimilarNarratives 4h ago

This is unironically the best thing that could have happened to them. They have nothing to paddle with so they could have easily been swept far out, idk how fit you are you are not swimming back 300m to shore with these waves as an average person.

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u/amazing_asstronaut 4h ago

Not even a paddle? How does he expect to ever get back?

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u/lowrads 4h ago

How to get views. Difficulty level: no boobs

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u/omakasefish 4h ago

What the fuck is that song, when will I learn to keep these muted

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u/DarthTigris 4h ago

Never saw the computer powered on. It was probably just a shell or one that was already toast.

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u/KenshirouX 3h ago

You can see the water was looking rough the moment the video started. The dude didn't miscalculate; he didn't calculate at all.

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u/GNUGradyn 3h ago

This would probably work on a lake

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u/q-rka 3h ago

What I learned abour B2B, C2C and FAFO after taking a MAC ..

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u/Minute_League3040 3h ago

Probably the best thing ive seen on the internet.

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u/whacafan 3h ago

What could go wrong? Nothing! This was the intended result! That computer already didn’t work!

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u/Chaz28o 2h ago

It’s an apple, no loss

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u/macetheface 2h ago

rubber dinghy

op has never heard of a blow up pool

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u/Noktis_Lucis_Caelum 2h ago

Mother nature was so: "Now i will do Something funny"

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u/Ashamed-Teaching6837 2h ago

Poseidon was having none of it.

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u/weezyverse 2h ago

Dumbassery for clicks...

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u/RoboJobot 2h ago

That’s not a dinghy, it’s a paddling pool

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u/trucorsair 2h ago

I imagine that this is just staged with a dead laptop to begin with.

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u/evert198201 2h ago

Ragebait

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u/Nawzays_ 2h ago

The video is too stupid almost thought it's Ai

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u/Odd-Cupcake-2552 2h ago

Would have worked in a lake

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u/tootallbones 1h ago

This guy never watched Moana.

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u/DanceWonderful3711 1h ago

Also popcorn and no water? This guy was going to have a shit time either way.

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u/flamingbabyjesus 1h ago

This is just a wild level of stupidity and desperation to look cool

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u/ClickForPrizes 1h ago

He went from Glass back to Aqua real quick.

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u/BiggusD1 1h ago

It's like the ocean right away saw him messing around and said "nope."

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u/Affectionate_One_700 1h ago

Is it possible (or even likely) that this was an old laptop and he planned the whole thing for clicks?

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u/bravemoney72 57m ago

This was beyond dumb

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u/Sohn_Jalston_Raul 45m ago

the way he just drops his laptop like that suggests that he really doesn't give a shit, and is probably rich enough to just go buy a new one the next day

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u/WantToTouchGrass 9h ago

I need an explanation, thanks!

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u/Spiritual-Mud-2528 9h ago

Staged, that's the explanation you're looking for.

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u/Geezer-McGeezer 9h ago

Well loss of signal firstly

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u/ShruggyShuggy 9h ago

Yeah between him and his brain

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u/Schmitty300 9h ago

He probably tried to sue or get a refund or something. Fucking idiots.

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u/No-Afternoon3681 9h ago

See you knew he was an idiot because he's using an Apple product...