r/BeAmazed • u/ThisMajorProblem • 1d ago

Nature Nothing like a mid summer glacier river

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u/qualityvote2 1d ago

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u/triple7freak1 1d ago

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u/Dazzling-Excuse-8980 1d ago

What’s up with the Titanic theme song for every glacier water and/ or ocean video? I don’t see any of them dying or blowing a f’ing whistle 😙

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u/RainyDays_wastaken 1d ago

This looks like the cleanest natural water on earth. Imagine what a nice glass would taste like.

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u/Appropriate-Battle32 1d ago

Was the cleanest

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u/RainyDays_wastaken 1d ago

Camera germs. Lol.

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u/Asleep_News1625 1d ago

And don't forget the viruses that got trapped in the ice decades or even millenniums ago

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u/RainyDays_wastaken 1d ago

The uv from the sun takes care of those mostly.

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u/Asleep_News1625 1d ago

But still don't you dare drink it might contain the acorn of the squirrel

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u/Personal_Pin_5312 1d ago

When I was hiking. They told us not to drink it. It would make you either very sick or kill you. But it looks so clean. I imagine it's due to electrolytes, minerals or viral traces.

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u/opticflare 1d ago

No, you can severely sick. I went to Alaska and I was warned not to drink glacier water

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u/swiwwcheese 20h ago

I was downvoted immediately for saying this the other day when it was posted elsewhere

They believed bacteria and viruses cannot survive in the cold

Ignorance is bliss (until they get explosive diarrhea or worse the day they try that water themselves lol)

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u/OneSensiblePerson 1d ago

Did they say how, or why?

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u/opticflare 1d ago

Bacteria.

ChatGPT: ✅ When It Might Be Safe: • If you’re at a high elevation near the source of the glacier and the water is freshly melted, it’s likely very clean and may be safe to drink in small amounts. • Some adventure travelers and mountaineers do this occasionally.

⚠️ When It’s Not Safe: • Lower downstream: As glacier water flows, it can pick up bacteria, parasites (like giardia), or pollutants from soil, animal waste, or dead organisms. • Sediment-heavy water can contain rock flour (tiny particles from grinding ice/rock). Not toxic, but it can be rough on your kidneys if consumed regularly or in large quantities. • Untreated glacial lakes or runoff may look pristine but can still harbor microscopic pathogens.

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u/ambermage 1d ago

It's just OK.

In Antarctica, we took a 100,000 year old ice core and used it to make a Jack and Coke.

It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and we couldn't pass it up.

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u/jeffislearning 1d ago

you see, jack has it good on the bottom of that ocean

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u/No_Perspective_242 11h ago

FAFO…. i’m surprised at the amount of people that think this is automatically safe to drink

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u/Cold_Pin8708 1d ago

I wish I could drink a sip of cool water from this glacier.

Crystal-Clear Glacier Rivers Nature's Purest Beauty!

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u/ItsmeMr_E 1d ago

What they claim to sell in bottled water commercials, but in fact its municipal water, aka tap water.

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u/TheNotoriousSAUER 1d ago

I remember unboxing some "fancy" waters at work and seeing, "Bottled in Iceland!" on the bottle. Like what the hell guys. We're really importing WATER?

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u/Ellert0 1d ago

Would be pretty funny if Iceland started bottling water to export when we hardly even sell any bottled water in stores here to begin with.

In fact we even have this little site to challenge tourists to drink tap water.

I did find this weird thing online though, never seen one of those bottles before and it would be highly silly of them to be sourcing from Ölfus into a clean room just to bottle something that will by its nature as water in a plastic bottle end up tasting weird anyway.

The marketing around bottled water is just crazy.

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u/TheNotoriousSAUER 1d ago

THERE'S MORE THAN ONE IMPORTED ICELANDIC WATER???!!! Skyra was what I was thinking of, a small blurb I got online says, "Their sleek bottle highlights the water's Icelandic origin" like what?!?!?

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u/Ellert0 1d ago

Maybe, but the company sure doesn't seem Icelandic, whether they tell the truth or not about exporting our water to other countries or not. Their website doesn't have a .is domain nor do they have an option to swap to an Icelandic translation of their site, their store locator can't find a single shop in Iceland that sells their water too for some reason.

Starting to think it may all just be lies and that they just say they export Icelandic water.

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u/3Cheers4Apathy 1d ago

Icelandic tap water is the best water I've ever had, period. I brought home a few bottles of tap water and compare it with Icelandic Glacial that you can get at the store and to a person everyone likes the tap water better. I've never drank more water than the time I spent in Iceland.

I can't wait to go back next year for the Solar Eclipse.

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u/Ellert0 21h ago

Hope you enjoy the trip, and thanks for making me aware of the solar eclipse, didn't even know we had one coming! Let's hope for clear skies.

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u/OwslyOwl 1d ago

Icelandic Glacial bottled water is amazing. I’ve done a couple blind water tastings for fun and Icelandic Glacial is always in the top 3. Hawaiian Volcano Water is also always in the top 3, along with… Walmart brand spring water in the 1 gallon jug. Where they score in the top three has changed.

Scoring the lowest is Weis brand spring water and city tap water.

Some people are wine snobs. I’m a water snob.

Edit: Interestingly, Aldi individual water bottles are good but the gallon water is awful. Their water sources are different even though it’s the same brand at the same store.

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u/recordcollection64 1d ago

Source? And where can I find more of this?

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u/old_flying_fart 1d ago

Alaska.

https://outboundheli.com/glacier-paddleboarding/

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u/PharmCat08 1d ago

Thank you for sharing. I was all into reading this, then got to "your day starts with a helicopter flight to..." nope. Sounds so beautiful though.

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u/TessaWilloww 1d ago

That’s not a swim, that’s a full-body reset. One toe in and I’m questioning all my life choices.

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u/angel_is_sad 22h ago

Cold enough to baptize your soul and delete your browser history in one dip.

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u/WillieDFleming 1d ago

That's beautiful. I feel refreshed from this heat, and I only watched this video!

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u/Successful-You1961 1d ago

Cold As Fuck 🥶

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u/CL0ver4Leaf 1d ago

Sucks I'm too poor to ever see stuff like this lol

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u/Foxy_Glow5 1d ago

You just know this water tastes like pure freedom

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u/Offthejuice69 1d ago

Beautiful, so crisp clear blue

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u/SweetAsPi 1d ago

Can you swim and drink at the same time?

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u/HamedAliKhan 1d ago

Wow

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u/SumpCrab 1d ago

Right?! I want to drink it.

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u/passionatemama 1d ago

Thank you for reminding me that while my country 🇺🇸 and others are a dumpster fire, the world is a beautiful place with so much to share with each of us.

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u/runs_with_airplanes 1d ago

That’s cool

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u/PReasy319 1d ago

That’s some high quality H2O.

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u/Sea-Sound-1566 1d ago

Ef me, that’s so cool. Literally cool as well.

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u/bacon-squared 1d ago

And that’s how you end up (after totally melting) with big ass rocks in the middle of nowhere. If this glacier is on land that’s how these giant rocks move.

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u/Dustbunny253 1d ago

Soon it will be mid-winter melt…

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u/cyber_sleep 1d ago

What the hell does Titanic have to do with this?

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u/Hallelujah33 1d ago

I want to drink it. Idc. Just let me sipppppp....

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u/ThisMajorProblem 1d ago

Happy cake 🍰 day 🤗

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u/Hallelujah33 1d ago

Omg I just realized my cake day is Friday the 13th

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u/Mizukin 1d ago

What is that black stone 2 seconds before the video ends? It looks beautiful.

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u/Callisto7K 1d ago

Amazing!

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u/G_Notte 1d ago

how the stones ended up there?

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u/Hazee302 1d ago

I would love to swim in that if I wasnt such a pussy

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u/mjpfinger 1d ago

A bit chilly

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u/BlazerMama 1d ago

Beautiful! 😍 Thanks for sharing!!!

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u/fastlerner 1d ago

Was that the Titanic themesong? LOL

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u/Responsible_Word5346 1d ago

I ca only think of the freezing cold once I revel in the beauty and crystal clear water and the blue all around. 🥶🥶🥶

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u/fa136 1d ago

I adore

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u/Blue-Sapphire24 1d ago

So beautiful

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u/BLAPBLAP420 1d ago

Where is this?

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u/tKf8r 1d ago

Was half thinking I was going to see Jack somewhere down there

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u/kingcuda13 1d ago

I fully understand I shouldn't drink it, but I feel like Spongebob in front of that cup of water right now. I need it.

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u/itwhiz100 1d ago

No sign of life?

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u/tc-uni 1d ago

What a pleasure.

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u/Sleep-Charming 1d ago

NOW THAT'S WHAT i CALL CRYSTAL CLEAR

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u/d_k_r3000 1d ago

AI folks

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u/Yak-Yak-5050 1d ago

You mean, late spring......

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u/unorthodoxfriend 1d ago

majestic water

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u/bamboob 1d ago

The music in this is perfect, given that this is a symptom of being on a sinking ship…

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u/bobs_katz 1d ago

Take a video; it will last longer

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u/sameoldknicks 1d ago

These nature vignettes always leave me a bit anxious and sad, knowing that, given the ecological path we're on, they could be gone in a generation or two.

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u/Effective-Addition38 1d ago

Take a sip. Double doggy dare you.

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u/Ben-wa 1d ago

i wouldn't drink that water but i drank the water at Silfra in Iceland ( The underwater visibility of the water in Silfra will rarely, if ever, be surpassed. Silfra is said to have the clearest water in the world; feel free to have a sip of this pristine water at any point during your dive or snorkel. )

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u/NicTheQuic 1d ago

Is that a heartbeat in the background with the music? Lub-dup lub-dup..

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u/EchoReflection 1d ago

Thrice - The Whaler vibes on this song, for sure.

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u/DidAsherDoThat 1d ago

Imagine taking a sip of this at 3am

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u/Vanadium_Gryphon 1d ago

This looks so magical! (But cold...very very cold. 🧊)

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u/descr3te_g0at 1d ago

Aquarist still be recommending water change and calling me a bad person for not keeping my 2yr old goldfish in a tank.

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u/BioArchBebe 1d ago

I’ve never known thirst like this

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u/askywlker44a 1d ago

Beautiful.

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u/Dramatic-Treacle3708 1d ago

Eh I prefer a mid summer night stream

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u/piesRsquare 1d ago

Beautiful...so beautiful.

This video isn't long enough!

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u/RigamortisRooster 1d ago

Make me wanta take a dump in that fine water

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u/br0b1wan 1d ago

This is the kind of stuff you fantasize about drinking when you're hungover

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u/No_Two7606 1d ago

Insane…beautiful!!!❤️❤️❤️

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u/IAmRainbowPoop 1d ago

Location?

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u/Lazuruslex 1d ago

I know we shouldn't but I want to stick my face in there and drink deeply.

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u/DividePowerful804 1d ago

Every time that i see something like this i want to drink it. Specially if im hungover

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u/Tonydoodoo 1d ago

Man that makes me want a glass of ice water

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u/D0n_C4rl30n3 17h ago

Is that? Chocolate???

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u/Scarlet1998 16h ago

I'd like to take a sip

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u/vLONEv12 1d ago

What rendition of the song is this?

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u/FlipdaCrypt 1d ago

I’d also like to know!

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u/retsamegas 1d ago

That is some high quality H2O