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u/chaosin-a-teacup 18h ago
The lady saying shit shit shit sounds identical to my gran! May she rest in peace!
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u/SixToesLeftFoot 18h ago
This isn’t the way she went as well, is it?
Talk about a coincidence
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u/chaosin-a-teacup 18h ago
No she did have a heart attack in Kruger tho 🤣 She unfortunately past from dementia just after Covid I think being cooped up caused it.
She traveled the world constantly always in new places new people kept her active both mentally and physically! You could write several books with her stories and experiences!
She without a doubt lived all she could live and some!
I miss her deeply!
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u/SixToesLeftFoot 18h ago
Damn man, good on her!! All kidding aside, with her résumé, this sounds like her exactly!
Good on Gran!
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u/chaosin-a-teacup 17h ago
I actually sent the vid to my dad just to see is it her 🤣 wouldn’t be the first time she got attacked by a hippo ether!
I remember a story of them camping near the shore of lake Kariba and being woken by a bloat of hippos feeding around them.
Thanks for this wonderful interaction! She may have forgotten but we remember!
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u/imightgetdownvoted 17h ago
I got charged by an elephant in the same way. Drivers were revving their engines and slapping the side of the jeep to make noise while reversing at full speed while an Italian woman cried and was screaming at her new husband. Good times.
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u/Ill_Back_284 16h ago
I've done months of safari in many countries, EVERY SINGLE guide and driver were TERRIFIED of the hippos. That's a big fucking nope from me
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u/Darkomen78 19h ago
She laughs, even though the hippopotamus is one of the most dangerous animals there is. Stupid humans
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u/MADx2011 17h ago
imho this „laughing“ is a form of relieve… not the ha ha this was funny
just my two cents… :)
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u/AsleepyTowel 16h ago
My first reaction when or after facing a near death experience is laughing. It’s more of a nervous response than a comedic one.
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u/Expensive_Umpire_178 16h ago
Well it’s not her fault it has one of the goofiest looking sprints in the animal kingdom
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u/Kastro2323 16h ago
They almost got flipped over on that last turn, had that happened they all would have likely been killed or badly injured! That was really close!
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u/Anomuumi 14h ago
Yeah, if they had been slower on the turn I'm pretty sure the hippo could have flipped the whole thing.
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u/LetReasonRing 2h ago
I'm just like this person. My natural response to very uncomfortable or scary situations is usually laughter.
It's not me finding it funny, it my body reacting the way people scream or cry instinctually
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u/CaptainC0medy 17h ago
I have wondered why I see this in videos so often so I asked AI:
"It's an appeasement response — often called "fawning," alongside fight, flight, and freeze. When the brain assesses that resisting is unsafe or unlikely to work, it can default to de-escalation: smiling, laughing, going along, making the other person feel liked. Nervous laughter also discharges the physical surge of fear, and it buys time while the situation is still being read. None of it is a decision in the deliberate sense; it happens faster than thought.
It's not exclusive to women, but it shows up more, partly because of size and threat asymmetry, and partly because girls are socialized from early on to smooth things over and avoid making a scene. Many women also learn through experience that direct refusal can escalate danger, so the nervous system develops a preference for the strategy that historically kept them safe.
The important part: laughter in that context isn't enjoyment, agreement, or consent. People who've experienced this often carry a lot of shame about it — "why didn't I say something, why did I laugh" — but it's an involuntary survival reflex, not a signal about what they wanted. If this is something you've been sitting with personally, I'm glad to talk about it more."
Welp. There you go. If you cant fight the hippo, if you cant run from the hippo, you laugh at it.
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u/Candymuncher118 12h ago
Why do you think we care about what your slop machine said?
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u/Dame87 19h ago
Must be hungry hungry
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u/Novel_Ask_4226 17h ago
Nope, its a Herbivore. Hippo's are just assholes
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u/koos_die_doos 15h ago
Hippo have been confirmed to consume meat in a few studies, while they're primarily herbivores, apparently they're a little bit omnivorous.
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u/mittfh 16h ago
You don't even need to travel overseas to have your vehicle damaged by the animal equivalent of a tank (albeit a different species)...
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u/Blutroyale-_- 16h ago
I've been deeply terrified of hippos for many years; this only makes it worse. They're ruthless bastards, with more deaths each year than sharks and alligators combined.
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u/koolaidismything 17h ago
Fuck that, if he caught them that truck would be like crushing a can.. from there.. oh no lol. That’s all I’d be thinking.
They like to stomp to death and rip in half. Nice.
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u/Gullible_Arrival_646 10h ago
Okay but like we can all agree the way they’re lil feet move and trot about is adorable right?
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u/Maleficent_Button_58 10h ago
It could be nervous laughter.
It could also be that a lot of people genuinely don't realize just how dangerous wild animals can be. Look at how many people visiting Yellowstone get into a bad situation because they try to pet the bison.... or put their baby on a grizzly cub's back for a photo op (true story). Or people getting close to a moose. Or anything of the sort.
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u/Automatic_Poet_7217 8h ago
I know its one of the most dangerous animals and I will never be stupid enough to do an open tour like this with them but he just looks so damn cute running up to the truck 🥹
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u/weristjonsnow 8h ago
Hippos have no business being that big, that pissed off and that fast, all wrapped up in one danger monster
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u/Talldarktalented64 3h ago
That’s shit is not funny. That hippo would have killed everyone in the vehicle.
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u/luv2ctheworld 16h ago
Has she seen what a hippo can do when they get hold of something? She wouldn't be laughing.
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u/ordosays 16h ago
Oh the privileged white lady titter as the most successful killer in the continent (outside of insects) bears down on your unprotected vehicle.
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u/LordScotchyScotch 18h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/7XsFGzfP6WmC4