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Dunkalax t1_j25c3y9 wrote

Reply to comment by throwaway789663 in TIL On land, when you are in an emergency situation, your survival instinct is usually to stay on your feet so you’re prepared to maneuver out of the danger. When you’re in the water in an emergency, that same instinctive reaction can lead to one of the most deadly accidents: foot entrapment. by Rhacoon

Did you respond to the wrong comment?

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throwaway789663 t1_j25gclv wrote

Nope. :) I was just trying to explain that putting your feet down isn't really to keep you from coming into contact with things on the bottom but more to keep your foot from getting wedged or stuck between rocks. On the ground or otherwise.

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Dunkalax t1_j25nu42 wrote

"people can get stuck on rocks if they try to stand up in water" is a funny and absurd thing to share on a subreddit about facts that you've learned for the first time. That's why I left my comment.

I don't understand why you are trying to explain to me the mechanism behind getting stuck on rocks when one tries to stand in water.

>putting your feet down is ... to keep your foot from getting wedged or stuck between rocks. On the ground or otherwise.

What does this mean

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InconspicuousChud t1_j28ej3q wrote

Read the article you fucking clown

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Dunkalax t1_j28lg2h wrote

It's more of an advertisement from a water shoe company than an article

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InconspicuousChud t1_j28ljk1 wrote

Whatever, it explains what you’re so confused about.

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Dunkalax t1_j28m6cc wrote

It explains why you and the other person that responded to my intentionally reductive comment are assuming I don't know that your feet can get stuck on things? Because that's the only thing I'm confused about

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InconspicuousChud t1_j28nvcv wrote

You obviously don’t understand that your feet can get stuck in a rock under the water and you will drown. It’s obvious because you are making fun of it in your first comment “feet touch ground WHOA!”

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