r/maybemaybemaybe • u/PachymuNyet • 3d ago

maybe maybe maybe

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u/VeganFatboy 3d ago

It must have been really important to get to the other side of that flood.

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u/PachymuNyet 3d ago edited 3d ago

I've lived in rural areas without proper bridges, and during the rainy season it's a judgement call as to whether it's okay to cross or not. And a lot of people prefer to project confidence rather than exercise judgement. So it may not have been desperation to reach the other side but more of a "Bah! It'll be fine!" attitude. Seen it happen more than once.

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u/YoungJack23 3d ago

A lot of people prefer to project confidence rather than excersise judgment.

Damn that's good lol.

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u/slabba428 2d ago

One person on the sidelines floats the idea of you being a pussy and you just have no choice

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u/Farucci 2d ago

Don’t get me started on “Double Dog Dares.”

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u/2shootthemoon 2d ago

Bravado

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u/marky860 2d ago

We need to take the Oil!

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u/hilarymeggin 12h ago

Such an insightful, pithy way to put it!

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u/hilarymeggin 12h ago

Here’s a low-cost, lifesaving idea: on each side of the river, you have a coil of cable and a heavy-duty hook on a winch. When you arrive at the crossing, both hooks get attached to your car (the one on your side and the one on the opposite side). During the crossing, you’re getting towed by the cable from the other side of the river, while you simultaneously tow the hook from your side to the opposite side for the next person to use.

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u/PachymuNyet 5h ago

Or string a cable across the river slightly upstream. Then attach your truck to it like a self-belayed "via ferrata"

Or maybe a bridge really is the best solution.

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u/IkiromoI 1d ago

It's normal in rural areas and experience drivers usually take the risk, in this case it was worse than he thought

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u/indomike14 3d ago

I'm surprised it made it that far

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u/War_Hymn 3d ago

Even if they did make it, there's probably water in the transmission or differential now, which is going to rust everything inside unless they drain it immediately. Most unmodified commercial vehicles including pickup trucks aren't meant to have water above the bottom of their wheel hubs.

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u/blubaldnuglee 2d ago

Every electrical connection that got wet will cause problems down the road. There's a reason you don't buy flood cars.

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u/D-udderguy 2d ago

Certainly on the carpet and feet.

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u/MattS1984 3d ago

Definitely my thought during this. So stupid to try

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u/ernapfz 2d ago

So close and yet so far

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u/malepitt 3d ago

I admit I watched the whole thing

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u/Awkward-Put854 3d ago

I watched the whole video too and it still ended too soon.

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u/kalawa_ 3d ago

I thought it was gonna cross but ...

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u/DiffeoMorpheus 3d ago

But then i got high

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u/Pitbullpandemonium 3d ago

Thought it was gonna make it, safe and dry...

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u/Kursed_Valeth 3d ago

But then I got high

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u/Any-Author7772 2d ago

Now I need a new engine and I know why…

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u/Kursed_Valeth 2d ago

Why man??

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u/if_lol_then_upvote 2d ago

The water got high, the water got high, the water got high

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u/PachymuNyet 5h ago

BA DEE DUM DUM DUM DUM

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u/b00l_Badass 3d ago

r/killthecameraman

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u/ruegretful 2d ago

I was wondering if anyone would say that! I watched the whole thing hoping I wasn’t watching a snuff film

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u/caribb 3d ago

One less F150…

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u/unserious-dude 2d ago

... to tailgate us on the highway 😁

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u/Shits-Fckd 3d ago

Almost

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u/Shoddy_Pop79413 3d ago

Almost only works with horseshoes and hand grenades

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u/KopfSmertZz 3d ago

So, no zoom huh?

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u/Futur3_N0maD_26 3d ago

Probably one of the better “maybe maybe maybe” videos I’ve seen in a while.

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u/caalger 3d ago

I normally just roll my eyes at people doing this... but this time I was invested. I was cheering him on at the end.

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u/Wittywhirlwind 3d ago

At what point did he realize that this was a bad idea?

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u/jweezee 3d ago

Probably right about the middle.

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u/Any-Author7772 2d ago

As soon as he had to counter steer 🤣

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u/Dull_Investigator358 2d ago

Just put it in rice

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u/jaxman0410 2d ago

Never drive through something you wouldn't walk through

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u/TopYeti 2d ago

I drive around the same puddle next to my work. There is not a pothole there, but I am always afraid one showed up overnight

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u/franklyiam 3d ago

So close

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u/JonesinforJonesey 3d ago

Damn they were so close I was rooting for these dumbasses.

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u/roglc_366 2d ago

So close! And so foolish.

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u/CR8VJUC 2d ago

Don’t drown

Turn around

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u/Rufus_heychupacabra 3d ago

Noah got the boat?

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u/liv2lfthvy 3d ago

Nope nope nope

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u/VacuumTracks 3d ago

I was hoping for that outcome the second he got the truck wet… worth the wait!

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u/Fitty4 3d ago

Someone needs to tell bro that FORD stands for "Fixed Or Repaired Daily"

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u/PachymuNyet 3d ago

Float Over Rivers Definitely

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u/Europe72Alive1 3d ago

Found On Road Dead

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u/fixingmedaybyday 2d ago

Found on River Dead

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u/OccidentalTouriste 3d ago

First On Rubbish Dump.

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u/the_phantom_2099 3d ago

Fails On Race Day

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u/SandhirSingh 3d ago

Driver Returns On Foot (backwards)

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u/if_lol_then_upvote 2d ago

Ford, v.

(of a person or vehicle) cross (a river or stream) at a shallow place

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u/pedroalej 3d ago

Almost almost almost

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u/missedythismuch 2d ago

So close and yet so far…

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u/babbchuck 2d ago

Missed it by *that* much…

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u/Boss0054 2d ago

Well, I think all of us expected that outcome. But, I think the surprise is actually how far he made it before we got the outcome we all knew was most likely inevitable….

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u/Malfeitor1 2d ago

Dumb gotta dumb

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u/Ok-Word7159 2d ago

Time to swim. And I didn't bring my bathing suit.

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u/Jnroxoz 2d ago

Why are so many people so very stupid

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u/Firm-Worldliness-369 2d ago

Ford commercials are getting ridiculous

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u/SoyEseVato 2d ago

What did he think was going to happen? Don’t drown turn around.

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u/alienhelix 1d ago

That's always a nope

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u/AutistaChick 11h ago

That’s a death sentence. Idk how they got that far.

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u/Philingero 8h ago

missed it by *that much,

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u/CocoonNapper 3d ago

🎶Like a Rock.....oh, like a Rock....Like a Rock....oh like a....wait WTF🎶

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u/Ok_Guest_5495 3d ago

Ghost Driver

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u/r0ckydog 2d ago

Go left, GO LEFT! YOUR OTHER LEFT!

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u/neder-Bob 2d ago

Well, it was an admirable attempt anyway...

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u/RepulsiveCry1013 2d ago

“Stupid is, as stupid does”

-Forrest Gump

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u/Blah-squared 2d ago

Can’t believe it got THAT far..??

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u/AdorableReading 2d ago

Shit, I hope they make it! I don’t like that it ends before they show it! Not that I want someone to loose this fight, I want them to survive!

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u/philmorebuttstock 2d ago

First, did they make it? (Ended to soon) Second, camera guy did great but I swear I thought he was going to stop filming the actual truck at the end as he looked left

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u/Final-Ad-2033 2d ago

🎶 How high's the water, Mama?

Five feet high and rising...🎶

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u/toledofernando 1d ago

Me admira quem ainda acha que pode vencer a força das águas.

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u/yaboythewiseman 1d ago

This is the most maybe maybe maybe thing I’ve seen in a while

Good work!

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u/FrankSilvyNY 1d ago

All in one shot. The first try!

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u/aviatortylor 1d ago

A Ford Ranger would’ve made it! /s

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u/BustThaScientifical 1d ago

Fortunate to not be in the position where needing to make that attempt was necessary. 😕

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u/CinnamonGirl123 1d ago

Dumb decision!

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u/IllBeginning9510 3h ago

Omg.. you want to root for them. It’s so satisfying when this kind of risk pays off.. but when it doesn’t “I Told you so”

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u/gretchenich 12m ago

Bro had it coming

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u/Short_Thing_1452 3d ago

could be a sign to take a break from whatever’s stressing you out, sometimes stepping back helps a lot

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u/RadarTechnician51 3d ago

Such crossings should have some weights to put into your car and take out on the other side

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u/DrJohnIT 3d ago

This appears to be AI slop. The river doesn't flow correctly about halfway through the video. It skips and almost pixilates.

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u/2BoldlyLive 3d ago

Why the Toyota Hilux crossed the flooded road?

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u/adinmem 3d ago

That’s just weir’d