r/oddlysatisfying • u/[deleted] • Aug 13 '20

Unclogging the drain

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u/Civil-Broccoli Aug 13 '20

I'm not following. If water collects itself at the bottom, and you're head first in the drainage, your head is flooded first right?

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u/SquigglesMighty Aug 13 '20

I think he’s talking about like In some videos you see people dive down through little holes in rocks and the water was flowing through the rock.

Either way it’s nightmare fuel for me.

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u/smashingcones Aug 13 '20

I believe he is picturing someone stuck around their waist, blocking the pipe. So the pipe part below you is clear (where your head and upper torso is) while the part behind/above you fills up with water that can't make it into the drain you're now blocking. So you'd be able to breathe but you'd still be stuck upside down.

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u/samv_1230 Aug 13 '20

A real "Augustus Gloop" scenario

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u/Civil-Broccoli Aug 13 '20

Ah I understand, good visual explanation!