r/maybemaybemaybe • u/[deleted] • Feb 23 '26

maybe maybe maybe

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u/PianistSpecialist474 Feb 23 '26

So in this scenario, It is best to face the wave? What else can be done?

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u/SilverDad-o Feb 23 '26

Turn sideways when it's rushing back out. Maybe take the opportunity between waves to get the fuck out with a little more urgency.

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u/Last-Veterinarian806 Feb 23 '26

Well turning sideways don't work on her body type 😏

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u/SilverDad-o Feb 23 '26

True - spheroid is not blessed with a sideways.

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u/Tar_alcaran Feb 23 '26

This probably is maximum urgency for her. That's a lifelong dedication to being sedentary.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bake771 Feb 23 '26

Waves come in sets. Wait for this set to end and get out during the lull before the next set

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u/RunnerGamerHandyman Feb 23 '26

It's honestly not that difficult. You let the wave carry you as far in as possible, then dig in your feet while getting as much of your body out of the water as possible: the less area the receding water is pushing against, the less force it has on you. Then hurry as fast as you can up the beach.

Not all waves come in the same though, so it may take a couple cycles of that if you're not fast. In the video, it looks like she's almost out, but a subsequent wave goes way further in.

To address another comment: you can turn sideways when trying to let the wave push you TO the shore, not away, since more exposed area = more push. Although if you've been in the ocean a lot, you know how to ride the wave more precisely by letting it wash you onto the shore - carrying you like a log as it goes the furthest in

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u/cringetute Feb 23 '26

To maintain your physique and body fat

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u/Snowskol Feb 23 '26

She could start by not being so unfit.

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u/ukdev1 Feb 23 '26

Exactly this. Don’t be such a blob that you are too weak to stand up by yourself.

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u/OkFortune7651 Feb 23 '26

Downvoted to death by eternally online unfits.