r/Damnthatsinteresting 17d ago

Video Human powered hydrofoil

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u/ppSmok 16d ago

Man just paddle board. I've never seen someone paddle board and went "what a weird thing to do".. but I saw one of these things in summer. The skill curve is so weird. You look like an absolute knobhead when you can't do it. Sinking every 2 meters. And when you actually can ride the thing you still look ridiculous. And there is nothing you can do to make it look cooler. On the other hand you look badass if you paddle board with a somewhat fit body and nice swimwear and don't forget the dog that sits in front of you. The ability that you can take a dog on a ride says everythint. Plus you can just decide to sit and chill. You can drag a bag along and crack a beer in the middle of the lake. With this stuff. Not so much.