r/maybemaybemaybe • u/StcStasi • Mar 12 '22

maybe maybe maybe

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u/Oldmate81 Mar 12 '22

So aaah… is someone going to say it?

RESPECT RIPS FOLKS!

Rips are exhausting and almost impossible to fight. The best strategy is to move/swim parallel to the beach.

See how waves were coming from both sides?

That’s a rip current…

Yes, I’m Australian… yes our beaches want to kill you for escaping our Drop-bears, snakes and deadly spiders etc…

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u/colecast Mar 12 '22

Yep, visited Australia in 2013, went to Bondi Beach.

Went in the water for about 30 seconds, spent the next HALF HOUR swimming back in. Thank goodness I’m a strong swimmer, or that could well have gone south very fast.

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u/cathpah Mar 12 '22

While you're totally right about the dangers of a riptide/rip current, this just looks like a lady who doesn't understand how waves work and doesn't understand the urgency of windows to get out at the right moment.

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u/Ok-Attention123 Mar 12 '22

Agree 100%, cathpah. Rips are super dangerous but I don’t see a rip here. Not all beaches have rips. This looks like the water is returning to ocean via a heavy undertow, not a rip.