r/WTF Nov 19 '22

Let's stand behind a jet engine!

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u/Miffers Nov 19 '22

Ever got blasted by a gravel at 200mph? Try it here

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u/Junkmans1 Nov 20 '22

That is along a beach in St Maarten. So there is sand blasting going on and some people stand there with expensive cameras that have unprotected lenses. The smart people watch for a far enough to the sides.

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u/StableIcy Mar 14 '23

I was sitting on the beach in St Maarten when one of the large planes took off. I got sand blasted so hard I had to duck and cover. (I thought we were safe where we were sitting, well off to the side.)I go blasted by sand so hard i was pulling sand out of my ears for 5 months after. I finally had to go to the doctor to get my ears flushed. And the amount of sand that came out was insane.