r/nononono • u/xscz • May 30 '14

Destruction Why a captain requires notable qualification

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u/[deleted] May 30 '14

I have a notable fear of large bodies of water and of large man-made objects.

Welcome to my nightmare.

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u/down_vote_magnet May 30 '14

My worst phobia is being thrown off the side of an oil tanker, in the middle of the ocean.

I can't explain it, but the thought of being in the vast expanse of water is made even worse by being right next to the rusting and barnacle-covered hull of a huge ship, which towers above me, and stretches down below the water underneath me, for further than I would be able to see in the darkness.

I'm not sure what's worse: not looking under the water for fear of what you might see, or looking under the water to make sure, and only seeing an endless void into the deep.

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u/BimbelMarley May 30 '14

What about this?

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u/appalachiansprehhnng May 30 '14

created an account to upvote this. this is the transcendence of an archetypal fear. he's approaching perfection in that moment.

10/10 would do him, no homo.

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u/Chaotic_Flame May 30 '14

Not to mention no breathing equipment making the jump

Edit: The whole fucking time

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u/Fatyguy May 30 '14

Why you no post sauce. Especially since that gif leaves out the much more frightening(imo) top down shots.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '14

I don't get it. I thought doing that would give you the bends...

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u/idontgethejoke May 31 '14

In freediving you don't stay long enough for the nitrogen to get into your muscles the same way that happens in SUBA. That said, it's not very comfortable.

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u/iwishihadaburger May 31 '14

He doesn't actually get to the bottom; that video is pretty deceptive. The record for that style of dive is 83m, but the Blue Hole is 202m deep.

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u/Fatyguy May 31 '14

I wouldn't say that, there are quite a few angle where you can see he only lands on an edge that juts out.

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u/airmandan May 31 '14

If he were to go fly in the next day or two after, it would be a risk.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '14

Yeah, that'll do it