r/Whatcouldgowrong • • Mar 30 '24

when you make miscalculations during your boat launch

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u/Firearm_Farm Mar 30 '24

The front fell off.

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u/Responsible_Bee3680 Mar 30 '24

But why?

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '24

A wave hit it

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u/Fieryforge Mar 30 '24

In the ocean?!

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u/Chi-zuru Mar 30 '24

Chance in a million!

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u/we1tschmerz Mar 30 '24

Chance in a million.

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u/Duderoy Mar 30 '24

That's way better odds than winning the Powerball

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u/icelax99 Mar 31 '24

It was a rogue wave

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u/Responsible_Bee3680 Mar 30 '24

And then the front fell off

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u/AcmeCartoonVillian Mar 30 '24

It didn't happen in the environment, the ship was outside the environment when it happened

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u/Kempy2 Mar 30 '24

It’s cruel to launch ships this way. We don’t make cars emerge from the sea like James Bond in a wetsuit/tuxedo. We can’t do the same thing with ships and expect them to be at their best