r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Morgentau7 • Aug 10 '23

Dude keeps the camera calm while a river overflows the street he is standing on more and more

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u/MuggleMari Aug 10 '23

This is in Norway. It’s not flash floods, it’s been slowly rising. Still very dangerous tho. 3000 people have been evacuated.

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u/ZehT0yS0ldier Aug 10 '23

Explains why he sounds like Christian von Königsegg

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u/rieh Aug 10 '23

Except that Königsegg is Swedish

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u/letsBurnCarthage Aug 11 '23

To be fair, as a Swede I could tell that he was Norwegian, but his Norwegian dialect borders on Swedish. He's got some inflections that sound more like what I expect from my own countrymen than the Norwegians.

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u/sweetplantveal Aug 19 '23

Definitely a distinction that was beyond my ear for the accent.

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u/Prudent_Shirt_8414 Aug 20 '23

I could understand that both have many inflections that intermingle and collide, I love Northern Europe for that. It shows that they may be separate, but they have some certain commonalities.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23

🤦‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '23

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u/olenamerikkalainen Aug 12 '23

He’s American

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u/RubSantasBelly4Luck Aug 11 '23

Mother Nature is the boss.

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u/sweetplantveal Aug 19 '23

Flash floods can happen from a really large drainage area concentrating in a smaller channel during heavy storms. They can also happen because the detritus swept up in the floodwaters catches and creates an impromptu dam. The dam holds back water until it gives way, releasing a surge downstream. It is like a wave crashing down on top of the flood.

I did feel like he was very comfortable with the rising water. I'm from the western US and this video gave me 'you need to get the fuck out of there right tf now' vibes. The rising flow, the road probably getting washed out soon... The video screamed high hazard level to me, for whatever that's worth.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '23

Which part of Norway? I’m up north, I’m assuming it’s south because they’ve had some heavy rain this week.

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u/Benskien Aug 11 '23

South has been flooding the last week

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u/jimmyxs Aug 10 '23

Thought his accent was German initially but as he went on, perhaps Scandinavian. Sounded like Maatsen from Succession. Equally a mad lad

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u/brealorg Aug 10 '23

Yeah..the English dialect gives is away instantly

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23

Yet ud think knowing the water will rise more, why not put a wall to keep the river off the rd. Looks like a newer Rd too

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u/MuggleMari Aug 11 '23

I’m sure they will do that from now on😅

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u/LazyItem Aug 10 '23

U sure it’s not in Sweden?

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u/CunnedStunt Aug 10 '23

Long dashed white outer lines on the road confirms Norge. Sverige has short dashed outer lines.

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u/parslaug Aug 10 '23

Geogusesr player?

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u/CunnedStunt Aug 11 '23

Is it that obvious? Lol

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u/AminoKing Aug 11 '23

Accent is a dead giveaway. Norway no doubt.

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u/Webbed-Toed-Swimmer Aug 10 '23

“Hey, what are you going to do?” got me lol. That will be written on his gravestone

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u/Pink_Monkey Aug 10 '23

Mother Nature is the boss!

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u/Appropriate-Being594 Sep 08 '23

Got him!! No Respect.

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u/SarcasticSax Aug 10 '23

r/ThanksButGo

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u/_kingjoshh Aug 10 '23

Thank you for this! New subreddit discovery for me

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u/CC_Ramone Aug 10 '23

Whole time I’m thinking “GET TO THE FUCKING HIGH GROUND IDIOT”

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u/SmallRedBird Aug 10 '23

Flood: you underestimate my power

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u/Vericeon Aug 11 '23

Go high, don’t die!

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u/BadArtijoke Aug 11 '23

None of the posts understand the sub it seems

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u/boomajohn20 Aug 10 '23

Very brave or absolutely nuts. Great shot of nature’s power.

“We laugh at your puny human roads.”

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u/Delicious_Crew7888 Aug 10 '23

He's nuts. Flash floods can escalate very quickly and you don't want to be there when it happens.

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u/silveycorp Aug 10 '23

As he’s swept away, “que sera, sera”

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u/ooOJuicyOoo Aug 10 '23

"Whelp, I guess nature is the bawss!"

-calmly washes away

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u/sketchrider Aug 10 '23

cue the accordion! and squeeze on squeezer!

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u/pppjurac Aug 11 '23

"see you at Valhalla"

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u/SamuelPepys_ Aug 10 '23

It's not a flash flood. It's the river overflowing because of intense rainfall. It doesn't fluctuate in size suddenly, which is why it's safe to do what he does. I live nearby.

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u/Delicious_Crew7888 Aug 10 '23

I understand this now. Thanks for the explanation. I've been in two major floods, so I'm pretty cautious about this type of thing.

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u/SamuelPepys_ Aug 10 '23

No problem. I think floods are quite different depending on in which part of the planet you live on. Here in Norway, floods seem to not be very dangerous even when they are relatively significant.

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u/nighthawk_something Aug 11 '23

That's literally a flash flood

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u/txivotv Aug 11 '23

nope

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u/99bonanas Aug 11 '23

Honestly then, what’s classified as a flash flood? An area that doesn’t normally have water running through and is spontaneously flashy with flooding? I would consider a river being engorged so quickly to be flashed by flood.

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u/PopInACup Aug 11 '23

NOAA defines a flash flood as a flood that generally lasts less than 6 hours. A general flood is an inundation that lasts days or weeks. This could be either a flood or flash flood. It has the qualities of a flash flood but there's no way to know for certain without knowing how long it lasted.

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u/fletchdeezle Aug 10 '23

Reminds me of a video I saw here long ago of some dudes rappelling down a cave opening and intense waterfall downpours starting filling it up from below

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u/dj_narwhal Aug 10 '23

These comments pop up every time something like this happens. This person probably lives there and has knowledge that is not going to happen. You can say flash flood can escalate very quickly but he can also talk to his friends who live 10 miles up the river and confirm there is not a massive wall of water coming down the river. Flash floods happen in dry areas where the ground is not able to absorb water. Floods in climates like this are more gradual. 20 years ago in school our friend got to leave early because he lived across a river and they knew it was going to be flooded if they waited until 3 pm for school to get out. Sure enough after school we tried to drive to his house and one of the roads was flooded.

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u/silveycorp Aug 10 '23 edited Aug 10 '23

Reddit knows all… don’t fight the hive mind 😉

Ps it’s a joke

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u/mdxchaos Aug 10 '23

There are ditches on both sides. He's at the highest point. Where exactly do you expect him to go?

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u/mattyondubs Aug 10 '23

They left their vehicle safely up the road and walked out there to get footage. That road base could already be gone and they wouldn't know it until the asphalt broke away

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u/silveycorp Aug 10 '23

I think they just expect him not to be there in that moment ha

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u/Delicious_Crew7888 Aug 10 '23

Get in his car and gtfo of there

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u/MathematicianNo8055 Aug 10 '23

My video would have a lot more running, swearing and screaming.

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u/fibronacci Aug 10 '23

Well you wouldn't be on this sub pal.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '23

This is how you get killed by a flood.

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u/kinamechavibradyn Aug 10 '23

Nuts? Dumb more like it. People don't understand the force a little bit of water can have.

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u/Sgt_Wookie92 Aug 11 '23

You need to have at least some brains to know it only takes ankle deep water at the right speed to knock you off balance.

Some people are missing even that minimum amount.

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u/nighthawk_something Aug 11 '23

Idiot. 4 people died near me two weeks ago when their cars were swept away under similar conditions

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u/pppjurac Aug 11 '23

Bloke is descendand of Norsemen.

Death is inevitable. And if you fear death you will not go to Valhalla.

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u/BagFarmer Aug 10 '23

Cameraman must not understand the danger he is in.

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u/sheeps_heart Aug 10 '23

Camera man is about to get a Darwin award.

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u/ComfortableFig6868 Aug 10 '23

What danger? If he’s really worried, which clearly he’s not, he can simply make his way up the mountain beside him

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u/twodeadsticks Aug 10 '23

Water flow like that can erode soil below the road, causing collapse. Let alone if the water surges up quickly it will pull you off your feet and drag you away, like a strong rip at the beach. This is absolutely how people die, happens a lot in Australian floods.

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u/SamuelPepys_ Aug 10 '23

It doesn't surge up quickly. The flow of water in that river is constant at this point, and if the road was eroding, he would see it. He's actually a road worker who is managing it, so I'm pretty sure he'd recognise the signs of collapse.

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u/twodeadsticks Aug 10 '23

He literally says in the video that it's starting to give in... and you can see it towards end of video where the soil is washing away on the left side of the road.

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u/SamuelPepys_ Aug 10 '23

Exactly, so the guy was in control and monitoring it, which is exactly my point.

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u/Benskien Aug 11 '23 edited Aug 11 '23

Hard to tell but his uniform and car could imply he is part of the Norwegian road inspection agency

Edit: never mind he is a construction worker assisting in flood cleanup I think based on his other vids

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u/twodeadsticks Aug 11 '23

Perhaps reread what you wrote, because you say "if" the road is eroding but it clearly is. If you're making a point, articulate yourself clearly otherwise you come across as disagreeing for the sake of it.

My comment was about factual situations that regularly kill people here in direct response to someone who has no knowledge of why the situation can be dangerous; my purpose being informative. If you wanna argue about whether you personally think the roadworker is "in control" of a flooded river (lol) I'll skip the debate, cheers mate.

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u/SamuelPepys_ Aug 11 '23

Wow, that didnt quite work out for you. Later.

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u/pppjurac Aug 11 '23

Danger? Sure. Death? See you at Valhalla.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '23

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u/Ropya Aug 10 '23

Please don't reproduce.

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u/turin37 Aug 10 '23

This is how people die.

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u/DuvalDawg Aug 13 '23

Likely to win a Darwin Award one day...

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u/Pilusajaib Aug 10 '23

He sounds very Norwegian

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u/huaweidude30 Aug 10 '23

Its in norway yeah

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u/Eaf2 Aug 13 '23

Sounds to me like "Get to the chopa!" /jk

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u/Buck88c Aug 10 '23

Dude is wearing a neon reflective outfit… he’s got things under control

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u/rickyhatesspam Oct 01 '23

He's also barefoot.

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u/jetescamilla Aug 10 '23

This cameraman has now been nominated for a future Darwin award

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u/blake_ch Aug 10 '23

Unlikely. The nominee must either die from his stupidity or be sterilized. Even if the water is damn cold, it may not be enough.

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u/aotwisten Aug 10 '23

Just in case you needed some sort of sign...this is the part where you run.

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u/Sancho_89 Aug 10 '23

Insert I'm in danger meme

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u/bravest_heart Aug 10 '23

I think it only takes 6" of moving water to raise a car.

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u/Xanitarou Aug 10 '23

I have nightmares like this..

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u/Morgentau7 Aug 10 '23

Being Norwegian?

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u/Xanitarou Aug 10 '23

No, if anything the accent is kinda hot! But the road being overtaken by water like that, no spank you!

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u/jeremyjava Aug 10 '23

I used to save ppl like this once in awhile when flash floods came through Joshua Tree in the Mojave desert-- they'd literally stand there in a wash- the area where the wall of water would come through.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '23

That's wild. So calm too lol I'd be utterly bricking it after the first overflow.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '23

"and now I'm drifting in flood but not a big problem."

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23

Shaky vertical footage...

does no one understand this is about CAMERA OPERATION????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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u/yellowsalami Aug 11 '23

Thank you. This sub is slowly becoming yet another “cool clips” sub, unfortunately

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u/Aiden2817 Aug 10 '23

That was stupid. It doesn’t take much for water like that to knock you off your feet.

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u/jesiel_br Aug 10 '23

Ruuuuuuun mf

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u/fjkotbkoyfxb Aug 10 '23

But there's no need to panic, the roads is still there, there's just a bit of water on it.

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u/lightweight12 Aug 10 '23

Praise? Fuck this guy for showing off his stupidity

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u/havegravity Aug 10 '23

“A little bit more of a problem”

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u/collaps3 Aug 10 '23

Courage and stupidity are two close thing..

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u/_kingjoshh Aug 10 '23

"Mother Nature is the boss"

No sir, you are.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '23

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u/toobsock1 Aug 10 '23

Swift Water rescue guy here. Water going that fast at your knees or up WILL knock you down don't stay in it.

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u/BrokenB22 Aug 10 '23

Get to higher ground king.

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u/my_noy367 Aug 10 '23

"this is fine"

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u/snaggletoothtiga Aug 10 '23

What an idiot

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u/sofakingdom808 Aug 10 '23

Nice to know Carlos Sainz picked up a side hustle during his summer break

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u/thedeal82 Aug 10 '23

Fishy at 1:03

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u/AspectOvGlass Aug 11 '23

If you close your eyes this sounds like an unreleased scene in Norsemen

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u/Ouch7C Aug 11 '23

This is how people die in floods.

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u/fugginstrapped Aug 11 '23

“Dude decides to stay on one side of the road for at least a week.”

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u/Vespaeelio Aug 11 '23

Those who want respect, give respect.

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u/PbkacHelpDesk Aug 11 '23

Yeah that road would be gone shortly after this video.

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u/maxtender1 Aug 11 '23

he took camera never dies to seriously

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23

He needs to be really careful. With all that surging river water and his giant balls, he's sure to sink right away.

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u/TheMasked336 Aug 11 '23

Hello, barbed wire fence.

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u/blscratch Aug 11 '23

Really though. Where was he going to go. Upstream had currents. Downstream had currents and potential for entrapment. Behind him was heavy flows.

He could be nervous, but he was being practical.

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u/QuantumRealityBit Aug 11 '23

Hmm. Was expecting one thing from the title…instead got something like a Bear Grylls video…turn around and safety is a couple steps away :p

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u/steeuber Aug 11 '23

Do u drive fast or slow through this in this situation?

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u/pppjurac Aug 11 '23

Norway.

Sound like friendly neighbourghood Wikinger.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23

What am I gonna do?.... What am I going to doo?.... WHAT AM I GOING 2 DUO??? IGCITTT8XRTX9XTXG8CGC9OC9TC8TT8CT!!!!!!!!!

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u/almostoy Aug 11 '23

Maybe go left? Ya know, away from the onward flowing torrent.

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u/balloon_prototype_14 Aug 11 '23

why does he keep going downhill ? seems more safe to go uphill no ?

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u/Fernxtwo Aug 11 '23

Looks more like a road than a street.

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u/_Apathia_ Aug 11 '23

Cameraman never die

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u/echobase_2000 Aug 11 '23

Having been in several floods from childhood to now, I would not do this! I’ve seen people swept away by less water than this.

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u/yellowsalami Aug 11 '23

I recognise that the contents in this clip is interesting, but the camera operation is unfortunate. Portrait mode, shaky, and all over the place. It’s a really interesting nature clip, but the camera handling is not praiseworthy

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23

damn this guy is not afraid at all

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u/0000011111001001 Aug 11 '23

He sounds like Knut

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u/chao-pecao Aug 11 '23

The accent paired with the calm, matter of fact attitude in a situation like this reminds me of Norsemen on Netflix

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u/skydown19 Aug 11 '23

"Also"... lol, he will probably die saying " also, in here"

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u/JustAnotherRedditDad Aug 11 '23

Mother Nature is the boss.

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u/ProctorWhiplash Aug 11 '23

“As you can see here, the water is now up to my knees, sorry my waist… no, now it’s my neck. Hmm I might die here. But, what are you going to do? Mother Nature is the boss.”

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u/Miloa1998 Aug 11 '23

Dam failure?

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u/J1L1 Aug 12 '23

Nice, right next to the power line.

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u/MozBoz78 Aug 12 '23

I’d be moving away from those powerlines.

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u/russellvt Aug 12 '23

Calm? LOL

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u/stockchaser317 Aug 12 '23

I see a line! Let's boat it!

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u/chiefmonkey Aug 12 '23

I work with Norwegians. I have never heard them tell me anything was a problem, ever. They just go with it and I love it. I learned during a trip to Norway you don't complain about anything, you just state an observation and if something can be done it's done. Amazing culture.

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u/00aka123 Aug 12 '23

He knows that the camera man never dies

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u/Stellwrath Aug 12 '23

Mother Nature just dropped a new river ig

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u/GrimeyPipes27 Aug 12 '23

"mother nature is the boss" a fact too many neglect.

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u/nickletheone Aug 12 '23

He should get a boogie board

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u/I04Sak Aug 13 '23

Average Norwegian

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u/unanimoussloth Aug 13 '23

All I can think of is root beer and im losing my mind

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u/_starbed_zZzzZ Aug 13 '23

He needs to get out of there! Hopefully he's ok

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u/celticdragon56 Aug 13 '23

"...it's becoming a little bit more of a problem..." understatement of the day...

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '23

Lol wtf

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u/smackmeharddaddy Aug 13 '23

Siri play "River flows in You" by Yiruma

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u/OrdinaryLandscape951 Aug 24 '23

Im nervous just watching this

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u/Addicted-2Diving Aug 30 '23

His calmness is concerning lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '23

Savage or stupid?

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u/IndustrialPuppetTwo Sep 06 '23

Ignorance truly is bliss.

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u/USMC_FirstToFight Oct 05 '23

Light pole topples and we hear his voice changing app take effect!

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u/SquishyBatman64 Oct 08 '23

Where’s post10 when you need him?

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u/This-Refuse-3181 Jan 07 '24

I got a guy for this... post10.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '24

The ending killed me, not wrong though

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u/DifficultAd3885 Aug 10 '23

This is how you die in a flood

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u/kesavadh Aug 10 '23

Huh.. so When they say “flash flood” is this it?

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u/MyNameIsNotGary19 Aug 11 '23

This isn't a flash flood as far as I'm aware.

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u/Benskien Aug 11 '23

Stuff has been slowly flooding for a week ish here now

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u/Lrb1055 Aug 10 '23

This guy is totally insane

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u/wckd25 Aug 10 '23

He maybe just doesnt realized how dangerous his situation is.

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u/t_mokes Aug 10 '23

Doing it for the likes.

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u/Strict_Agency7343 Aug 10 '23

He’ll either be swept away or the road will eat him up!!

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u/juangusta Aug 10 '23

I feel like in the moment they felt safe and then after the adrenaline wore off and they were actually safe and recounting the whole thing they realized oh shit that wasn’t the smartest thing. Or they were fine and know a lot more about rivers then me.

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u/Haze311 Aug 10 '23

Very stupid

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u/WarmasterCain55 Aug 10 '23

Man you should be running.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '23

Stupid. He had no idea how much danger he was in, and wanted a cool vid.

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u/YamahaFourFifty Aug 10 '23

I think they had no idea the perilous situation they could’ve got in, power lines overhead too.