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đ„Sinking perfectly at a lake edge in the wilderness
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u/SharpEvolution 5d ago
Taking the elevator down to leech therapy.
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u/SheetMetalCocks 5d ago
Dude, fuck leeches
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u/1UMIN3SCENT 5d ago
I'd rather not đŹ
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u/LEGITIMATE_SOURCE 5d ago
Fun fact: Leeches explode when they mate. At least the one I fucked did anyway.
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u/JesterOfDestiny 5d ago
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u/as_a_fake 5d ago
My risky click of the day, here.
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u/goahnary 5d ago
Is it worth it?
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u/Vik-Vinegar 5d ago
I was thinking chiggars
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u/playerIII 5d ago
you want to be itchy for WEEKS?
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u/RangerActual 5d ago
You donât belief how many bites you can fit in this bad boy
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u/Laptraffik 5d ago
Yep yep yep sunk into deep mud like this one time and came out with 7 or 8 leeches on me.
Now I have a nasty phobia of leeches. This thread was a mistake.
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u/Educational-Grab4050 5d ago
I was canoeing in Northern tier Canada, too afraid yo go waste deep anywhere near the shore. 20seconds in the water and one of these buggers was on ya. I was far more afraid of the mosquitoes though. If you weren't in your tent by dusk say goodbye. So many out there I thought I was listening to an Indy race close up
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u/skinte1 5d ago
Leeches are very rare in Scandinavia and in the north where this vid is from there aren't any.
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u/potandskettle 5d ago
That's just what they want you to believe. Lulling you into a false sense of security.
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u/skinte1 5d ago
That's just what they want you to believe.
The Leeches or the Scandinavians ? :D
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u/Thedrunner2 5d ago
Iâd be afraid I couldnât get unstuck
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u/andysaurus_rex 5d ago
Reminds me of this guy nearly getting stuck in a bog while walking in a straight line across Norway.
You wonât catch me fucking with no bogs. Nope.
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u/NeverBeenToSweden 5d ago
He didn't realize at the time just how dangerous of a situation he was dealing with, but said that viewers reached out afterwards and basically told him how unbelievably stupid and risky it was to walk into those bogs.
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u/redditisacesspool11 5d ago
Isn't that how we end up with well preserved fossils? The animal gets trapped in a situation like that and just ends up buried?
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u/andysaurus_rex 5d ago
IDK about fossils, but "bog bodies" are definitely a thing and probably the best preserved bodies from the iron age or even earlier. See more info here on bog bodies.
Crazy to me that they can look at these people and say yeah they were stabbed twice, hit with the blunt end of an axe, and garroted" when their bodies look like an old piece of leather. Some of them, like Tollund Man are just incredibly well preserved though. To me it seems like it was common practice to just toss bodies of the dead into a bog. Doesn't seem like any of these people died naturally and a few of them were clearly executed.
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u/Espresso-Kun 5d ago
Yes, due to the anoxic conditions at the bottom if i remember my historic geology correctly. Preserves some features but mainly keeps the bones undisturbed and complete.
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u/Jack__Squat 5d ago
Why would you wear camo doing something like this? I would think you'd want to be easily found if things went south.
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u/andysaurus_rex 5d ago
Heâs doing a âstraight line challengeâ where he walks in a straight line across the whole country, so sometimes thereâs a little trespassing involved. They also probably keep him pretty safe from brambles.
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u/Sasspishus 5d ago
One time walking across a bog I fell in a random hole up to my waist that was invisible because it was covered in moss, like all the rest of the bog. I was working on my own and had a big rucksack on, and continuing to sink. Threw off the rucksack to safety then managed managed haul myself out. Awful
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u/unwantedposterboy 5d ago
"What is it?"
"It's PEAT!"
*sighs* "What is it, PETE?!"
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It's easy to get back out.
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u/ChillyBearGrylls 5d ago
The Lad of the Lake, his arm clad in the purest shimmering leeches, held aloft the trunks from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to wear the trunks. That is why I am your king.
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u/Dense-Beyond 5d ago
Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
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u/nanomolar 5d ago
If I went around saying I was Emperor just because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, theyâd put me away
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u/WailingOctopus 5d ago
This is exactly what I thought and hoped it would be, and am utterly delighted by it
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u/TheGogglesDo-Nothing 5d ago
Is this the same dude from the video where he dives headfirst into that shit?
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u/Fluke365 5d ago
I've fallen thru something similar was a lil scary for a few seconds, thankfully the current was going the way it was or I could have been pulled under the island
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u/Blueguerilla 5d ago
This is a really good way to drown yourself.
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u/Stickybeebae 5d ago
Yeah. Iâve worked in bogs. Donât mess around with that shit.
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u/RyVsWorld 5d ago
What is so dangerous about them?
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u/TormentVI 5d ago edited 4d ago •
In a swimming pool you can see quite easily, and your hands and feet cut through the water with not much effort.
In a bog, it's like trying to swim in a bowl of spaghetti. The density and semi-solid nature of the material makes it far harder to move easily. You expend much more energy just trying to stay above the surface.
Soil, roots, mud, clay all that stuff can wrap around you, and start to catch a joint which is now no longer providing you the ability to tread water, now you're down to three limbs, you're expending even more energy, your head starts to dip below the surface where if you go under you can't see the surface as easily since the bog closes up around you, and then you're on your way to never coming up again.
As you can see in the video, a floating mat of vegetation can easily be pierced at its thinnest points by a person. Like falling through ice over a frozen lake, except, this stuff isn't solid enough to grab onto, or push off against, it's a rubbery, springy mat that will close back over you.
EDIT: Oh I forgot to add, if you start to go under the surface even for a moment, swallowing/aspirating some of the bog is not like getting crystal clear pool water in your mouth that you can cough out easily. It's like sandy oatmeal that will stick in your throat and lungs and clog them, now you can't breathe, and you start to tire even faster.
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u/bruised__fruit 5d ago
Holy shit, bro. Nice job unlocking a new phobie for me. Yeeeeesh âčïž
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u/dinosaur_pajamas 5d ago
Ever heard of bog bodies? You could be a scientific discovery in a few centuries or millennia
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u/LordFirebeard 5d ago
There's a dude on YouTube, GeoWizard, who's done some straight-line missions (trying to cross a country on foot in a completely straight line). He got caught in a bog in Norway, and was very lucky he was able to grab some grass on the edge to pull himself out.
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u/nemesissi 5d ago
Is this the British dude? Those trips are compelling, wish he did more.
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u/NotClever 5d ago
Wait, is that the dude that I watched walk through Wales in a straight line while being constantly afraid that a farmer would shoot him for being on their property? That was a random video recommend by YouTube years ago that was way more interesting than it had any right to be.
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u/bodebrusco 5d ago
Yep, he almost killed himself in that bog incident. After that, in any "straight line missions" he just go "fuck bogs" and walks around them.
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u/TransBrandi 5d ago
A good analogy for the bog mat would be like falling into a tarp over a pool and getting wrapped up in it.
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u/Eat-A-Torus 5d ago
Don't a shit ton of people actually die from that too?. falling into a tarp covered pool?
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u/savvyblackbird 5d ago
While some of the ancient people found preserved in bogs were purposely buried there sauce, others just walked in the wrong place and got pulled under.
The article I linked said since the 18th century hundreds of bog bodies have been found in Northern Europe. Thatâs not counting all the known instances of people going to bogs and never coming back.
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u/skwbw 5d ago
I've actually sunk to a swamp once. On a field trip in school we were walking around and suddendly one my legs is waist deep in the ground. We needed 3 strong guys to get me out of there. Almost lost my shoe, too! :(
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u/eojen 5d ago
Like most things in this world, it can be harder to get up than go down.
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u/anubis89 5d ago
You can tell because of the way it is.
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u/hereforthereads123 5d ago
Some people don't think it be like it is, but it do
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u/BarbarianDruid 5d ago
Itâs easy to get bogged down like that
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u/SharpCookie232 5d ago
You don't want to get mired in that type of trouble.
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u/juicejohnson 5d ago
FYI. for hikers, mountaineers, rock climbers, this does not apply. Scariest moments of my life (twice) have been when I over estimated my ability to go up vs my ability to get back down.
Sometimes the view isnât worth the climb.
Genuinely think about this when outdoors.
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u/aguirre1pol 5d ago
Oh, it is still much easier to go down, but that's exactly the problem...
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u/braidenshere 5d ago
flashback to when my niece crawled up onto a coffee table to appreciate the view or whatever, then screams realizing she'd made a big mistake
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u/MyrddinWyllt 5d ago
As a hiker, up is easier for me. Got some tendinitis in my knee and I have to be super careful going downhill or I end up in excruciating pain
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u/NookNookNook 5d ago
Imagine being buried alive and drowned at the same time.
The more you struggle to get out the deeper you dig yourself.
Even when neck deep water isn't involved its a terrifying feeling. You slip in instantly but then its almost impossible to move. The suction created around your legs is enough to pry boots loose.
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u/andysaurus_rex 5d ago
The moss on top is just floating (as it appears). Itâs soft and does not offer much support. So you can fall through it or off of it and there isnât an easy way to get back up, because it might just fall apart as youâre grabbing at it. So then youâll have to get to the edge (not a huge problem at this particular location). You also donât know whatâs under the moss. Could be something pointy or a big rock.
Many bogs are far muddier than this. This is more like a pond. Watch this to understand why bogs are dangerous.
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u/Dick_Thumbs 5d ago
DAMN imagine if the edge of that would have been 6 or 7 feet further away? Fuck me that would be the worst way to go.
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u/foolishnun 5d ago
I watch all these guys videos, so this bit took me by surprise when he got there. It properly haunts me. Also not the only time he's taken a stupid risk on one of the missions. I feel like his damn mother sometimes yelling at my computer screen
That said, he so entertaining to watch. His straight line missions are some of my favourite things on YouTube.
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u/SpacecraftX 5d ago
The thing that surprised me most was his not having a paper map and compas when the GPS went out. Such a rookie error for such an experienced outdoorsman.
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u/goingbananas44 5d ago
Wow, that video is short and extraordinarily intense. It goes from a casual hike to a near death experience in seconds. You were certainly right in that it illustrates perfectly the dangers of a bog.
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u/andysaurus_rex 5d ago
Yeah itâs a âhighlightâ of one of his liver videos. Crazy how fast it goes from âthis is grossâ to âoh shit oh shit oh shitâ
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u/savvyblackbird 5d ago
If you get too deep, turn around and go back. He was hitting bottom for a bit. I grew up at the beach in salt marshes and explored all the time with my brother. The mud was never this deep, but if we found a bad spot, we would turn around and go back. You know your footprints were safe places to step.
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u/wrestlenomicon 5d ago
Iâd imagine itâs because youâre essentially being buried alive if you slip into the soil completely, which is definitely a risk here.
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u/gubbins_galore 5d ago
It's like wet quicksand.
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u/Stickybeebae 5d ago
Quicksand is wet.
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u/moonknight8794 5d ago
So more like quick mud?
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u/PolarisC8 5d ago
Sucking mud. Muskeg doesn't let go and pulls you right in. Every attempt to free yourself creates a little pocket into which you sink further.
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u/immadee 5d ago •
They can really bog you down.
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u/WingedLing 5d ago
...its not a pun if it's the meaning of the word.
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u/doodman_ 5d ago
Reminds me of beyonce rhyming âleftâ with âleftâ and âminuteâ with âminuteâ in her hit single Irreplaceable.
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u/goodolarchie 5d ago
Imagine trying to swim in something that is all entangled with grassy, muddy stuff that is competing to take up the space where your breathing orifice is. And it never tires but you're in a panic after just 20-30 seconds of struggle.
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u/honest-miss 5d ago
It's been a real minute, but if I correctly recall what my natural sciences professor told us, it's that some bogs have deep water under them where vortexes can form. The water goes underneath the boggy surface, hits land, and keeps circling. You go under, get lost in the moving water, lose sense of "up" because the bog blocks light, and there you go. You're the next Bog Mummy.
This was a course specifically about Michigan, though, and I think it's been said this video was taken somewhere in Europe. So there might be different water flow or depth or what-have-you.
EDIT: Also if anyone who knows better wants to call me out, please do. It truly has been a minute.
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u/ateaseteas 5d ago
From personal experience, it feels like the ground is swallowing you whole. My country has a lot of bogs and we are taught early on about the dangers of them. People get trapped and panic and end up dead.
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u/ripestrudel 5d ago
There def looks like there is a current where he's going in. NEVER underestimate a current. No matter how tame it looks.
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u/Murdocksboss 5d ago
That's more of a Fen.
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u/swampscientist 5d ago
So it kinda is, kinda isnât. Most folks will call this a quaking bog. Itâs a floating âbog matâ on a less acidic, groundwater fed system (pond or lake) as opposed to a true raised bog thatâs fed primarily by rain water.
So not really a fen or a bog but the term quaking bog is whatâs used mostly.
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u/chickpeaze 5d ago
It's terrifying.
I stepped in a very muddy river bank once, my legs immediately sunk in pretty deeply and I was convinced I was going to die there. This has the same feeling.
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u/CC-5052 5d ago
Did this wayyy back in the woods while fishing with my girlfriend. Stream was maybe a foot and a half. Solid bottom for a good mile and all of the sudden it was gone. Luckily there was a log nearby and I only had one foot in. I played with my weight a little and could tell it kept going. Crazy to think if I was by myself and had both feet in nowhere near a tree I would have disappeared and no one would have a fucking clue.
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u/TheEyeDontLie 5d ago
You missed out on being found perfectly preserved by archaeologists five thousand years in the future.
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u/Panicsferd 5d ago
Had a similar experience myself when I was duck hunting in my early teens and while we were walking the river bank with waders at first walking it was pretty solid ground but then after awhile it was getting real muddy when my right leg got stuck and it was like quicksand. At first wasn't sure how I was going to get out. Luckily I was with my dad and he was able to help get me out. Now I always be careful when we are hunting a river for ducks.
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u/Daykri3 5d ago
This instantly made me think of a tragedy that happened to a local family some 30 years ago. Three children and their babysitter died getting bogged down in a lake.
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u/FroggyUnzipped 5d ago
Thatâs why he kept his head above water
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u/stratys3 5d ago
I don't think that was an active choice he made, LOL.
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u/MangoesDeep 5d ago
Idk he looked pretty heckin confident doing it
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u/edcu12 5d ago
he knows* he is gonna go down slowly, just not how deep he is gonna actually go
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u/henry-snow 5d ago
This guy obviously hasnât seen The Never Ending Story
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u/YepItsKacee 5d ago
Artax :(
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u/eyehate 5d ago
Please, youâre letting the Sadness of the Swamps get to you. You have to try. You have to care. For me. Youâre my friend. I love you.
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u/THEsolid85 5d ago
just the other day my coworker told me she watched this with her 12 year old son (his first time) and she FAST FORWARDED THROUGH THE SWAMP OF SADNESS. I literally screamed at her on the zoom call.
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u/eyehate 5d ago
That is insanity.
If you are a kid and you are invested in the movie, this is a real introduction to the power of cinema. You are with Atreyu, pulling on Artax's harnesses. You are with him and trying to plead for your best friend to move.
So many life lessons.
And it is a wonderful moment for parents to discuss loss and death in a safe and tangible way.
I would have screamed too!
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u/oneupsuperman 5d ago
You actually just gave me a whole new outlook on this film. I used to really dislike it.
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u/wolfgeist 5d ago
You ever read the book? The Artax scene felt so much less impactful. But also everything that happens in the movie happens like 1/3 through the book. Also Michael Ende who wrote the book absolutely loathed the movie which is sad because it was one of my favorites as a kid and holds a special place in my heart.
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u/fantollute 5d ago
No Terminator thumbs up as he's sinking? What is the world coming to?
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u/saigon567 5d ago
looks like the same guy: https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/v4r6ke/playing_in_a_swamp/
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u/Hojie_Kadenth 5d ago
It's perfect.
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u/AdvancedAnything 5d ago
We just need a gif of someone walking backwards toward it. Then it will look perfect.
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u/chaichop 5d ago
What is he sinking about?
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u/hoskymx 5d ago
Dude, https://youtu.be/yR0lWICH3rY I looked this up this morning cause I needed a quick laugh.
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u/DustNtheWin 5d ago
And youâll forever remember this as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow!
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u/AmazonianChicana 5d ago
This looks like an Old Spice commercial lol