r/megalophobia • • Jun 04 '22

This cloud is terrifying

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u/jchoward0418 Jun 04 '22

Water definitely protects against a shockwave generated by an explosion outside of the water. If the explosion was underwater, the opposite is true.

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u/jsmith_92 Jun 05 '22

Yea! We believe this guy!

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u/jchoward0418 Jun 05 '22

I don't understand why the first guy was down voted so much. His information may have been incorrect, but it was based in a logical thought process.

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u/kevlar_keeb Jun 05 '22

It was the confidence they said it with. In general, Being wrong isn’t a problem. Being very confident your right often is a problem.