My friends daughter died in Nepal kayaking over a very low waterfall of less than 10 feet. Her kayak got sucked under and her body was never recovered. Just be aware of the risks you're taking. This was a river and waterfall she had kayaked plenty times before.
@@annecollins1606 well the 15 feet pounds thing is not really true. ...But this is: when falling, every second you increase speed by 32 feet per second, or 22 MPH. So after falling for 1 second you are going 22 MPH, and at 2 seconds you are going 44 MPH. None of these were up to 3 seconds but the 135 foot one would reach bottom going at about 60 MPH! (edit: typo)
@@mjbgdaad5624 Thanks for the clarification. My dad was an engineer & I may have remembered that wrong but I appreciate the physics of this world... it's fascinating!!! even when it involves too much math. :-)
It probably helps that they're landing in very aerated water, that surely helps lessen the impact of the landing. If they landed in just normal still water then they'd be fucked, but the waterfall adds so much air into it that it's probably only like 50% water and is pillowy soft compared to regular water.
@@unteren_text5425 I took it to mean speechless. Whether that be speechless at the guy forgetting to include them or at the hight of the drops, I don’t know.
@@petersilie2432 To protect himself, by throwing the paddle you don’t risk getting beaten by it in the water and can more effectively tuck your body as it’s pummeled by the water. Also lessens the chance of losing it or it being broken by the water
@drakeylivingston interesting- thanks! Is there a line between him an the paddle to retrieve it, or does he just hope to find it after he's out of the cook-pot at the bottom?
@@petersilie2432 well usually its more of a hope its there whne you come up, if not there is usually people waiting below the falls and a little down stream of the falls,, for resuce and retrieval of stuff like boats, paddles, etc.. Im sure there are exceptions but from what I have seen watching countless videos is that is how they handle it.
@@petersilie2432 also pros like that can hand paddle if need be, i mean its not efficent but it can be done and would be brutal if you hadx to cover any distance in whitewater to get off the river
They use their paddle to break the surface tension. On the bigger drops, he points his paddle straight down Edit: My mistake. This is actually wrong Scroll down to my other comment for the ACTUAL fun fact of the day 😁
I would expect the torso to experience an extreme jolt when it hits the water, violently catapulting the back against the rim of the seat, resulting in back injuries. How do you avoid that? 30 meter even diving in a bad angle can be dangerous.
@@clayjones553 you don't 'boof' it, that is, you don't land flat. boofing can be useful in some scenarios with a short drop, but would cause paralysis or death on a big drop as you seem to have guessed. they go nose-first and pierce the water, and the buoyancy of their kayak kind of acts like a bungee cord for a bungee jumper, absorbing the energy and slowing them quickly before then pushing them back up. Usually these guys on extreme creeks and falls also have themselves basically glued into their boat, so it's impossible for them to get ripped out and go for a swim. that does mean that it's imperative they be able to roll back up should they wind up upside down, but at that skill level, it's a given that they can roll in all conditions with or without a paddle.
@@boredgrass whats happening to your stomach when you make impact with the water? Doesnt your stomach slam into the kayak? Also what happens to your feet/legs?
Its all fun and games until you get trapped under the waterfall. I watched a story about a young kayaker girl that died doing just this on a smaller waterfall.
It's easy to convert from one to another , one metric yard ,or metre is equal to three feet three and three eighths inches. And for driving from the USA to Canada, just remember , 20 , 30 , 50 , 80 . 20 mph equals 30 kmph 30 mph equals 50 kmph 50 mph equals 80 kmph It's not exact but it's close enough . The odd one out is 60 mph is close enough to 100 kmph. Hope this helps some of you 😎👍
I'd worry about getting cross-checked by the paddle in the head or neck. I was surprised to see him ditch it, since he's going to really need it in like, 1.5 seconds.
I was a daredevil in my younger years. But these Red Bull people are insane!! BUT I love watching them. I hope they all came out ok on these rides. 135 fr wow!
My mom told me that a few decades ago she read about a wild water kayak guy (sorry I don't know what they're called) who couldn't escape a waterfall, but he knew how to handle one, but he got stuck in the sand with the tip of his kayak at the bottom of the water fall and had to break his thigh bones to get out of the kayak, he survived
I took one 20 foot jump into water, screwed up my fall, and had imprint bruises from the seams of my clothes for 2 weeks. I like kayaking, but I'm not brave enough to bring one down a waterfall with me. More power to these people though, that is insanely impressive.
I remember several years ago reading about a few young men (4 I think) who drowned swimming at the bottom of a waterfall. It was in Ohio if I remember right. Apparently with all the turbulence there's so much air mixed in with the water you don't have nearly as much buoyancy.
The highest drop I've ever done was like 6 feet and it scared the living hell out of me. My mind literally can't comprehend the confidence level necessary to commit to these drops lol
The technical skill required to survive that dive is a matter of like 1-10 degrees between breaking every one of your vertebret and impaling/decapitating/breaking yourself on your paddle, or going in unscathed.
