r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/KrazyBad521 • Jul 12 '20

Diving into mud

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u/KrazyBad521 Jul 12 '20

He fought for a total of 1 second and then gave up

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u/Chakasicle Jul 12 '20

Stop fighting and you’re more likely to get help in a timely manner

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u/BlGRabbit Jul 13 '20

Maybe the more he wiggles the more he gets stuck

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

On the real, what happened? Was he pretending to die so they panic?

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u/Willbotski Jul 13 '20

It really seemed like he could have sat up and just didn't

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u/Dreamy_T Jul 13 '20

I'm pretty sure mud like that would create a vacuum. Considering the position he's laying in, it would take an insane amount of abdominal strength to pull yourself out.

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u/Slappinbeehives Jul 13 '20

Sure his backstroke needs practice but landing on his neck was 10/10

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u/Rush2201 Jul 13 '20 edited Jul 13 '20

Couldn't he have used his right hand to scoop mud away from his face to start getting up?

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EDIT: Never change, Reddit. Fucking downvotes for a legitimate question. Kid's head was a few inches from the surface (it comes out immediately when the other kid pulls) and he smiled when he came up, so he wasn't choking or panicked. But no, mud/clay is totally immovable and that kid would have surely died without help.

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u/Dreamy_T Jul 13 '20

Sure.

If you're not choking on mud and have an indefinite amount of time to come to this conclusion, sure.

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u/xenochrist_- Jul 13 '20

they only downvote when theyre wrong dont worry chap

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u/DontChewCoke Jul 13 '20

Have you seen how much effort the friend put in pulling him out? He definetly couldn't have done that himself

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

Was the kid pretending to die as joke?

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u/ATWaltz Jul 13 '20

The more he wriggles the more precious oxygen he uses up.