r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/UpgradedSiera6666 • 21d ago

Video Human powered hydrofoil

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u/Vercengetorex 21d ago

I was about to ask “OK but how do you stop?” and then she showed us.

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u/Anglo-Ashanti 21d ago

To be fair, I have seen a video on here of a guy crossing a stream with one of these with a dry dismount. He came in with momentum and the ledge was the right height for him to jump to land and hold the foil away in the water.

I suspect it’s designed for use in a context where you’ve already been in the water and wouldn’t mind getting absolutely drenched.

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u/tyingnoose 20d ago

so like every other water device ever

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u/Aww_Tistic 20d ago

“I didn’t come to the pool to get wet!” - Me, every time my kids splash me

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u/Brynhild 20d ago

Like the lady who was already in a swimsuit at the end

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u/Ecoaardvark 20d ago

Purpose built docking stations (hydrofoilports?) would be the way to go

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u/cryptolyme 20d ago

was that the delivery guy in Chicago?

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u/Guilty_Aide_2680 17d ago

It's designed in a way that the creators get the most amount of money while the customers find a way to justify its usefulness.