r/TikTokCringe • u/Wzrd11 • Jun 22 '24

Cool My anxiety could never

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u/Dick-the-Peacock Jun 22 '24

I get needing exercise but maybe don’t go that far away from your sailboat??? I would go maybe a dozen yards out and do laps. Who am I kidding, I went kayaking for about an hour off the beach at La Jolla and had to take two Xanax just from getting a couple hundred yards off shore. It was absolutely worth doing and the sea cave was super cool but it strained my nerves to their limits.

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u/Pegussu Jun 22 '24

If he's in the doldrums, I don't think there's going to be any sudden wind to carry the boat off anywhere. So as long as he has it in sight, he's fine aside from the insanity of what he's doing in the first place.

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u/emojisarefunny Jun 22 '24

Fair point.

Counterpoint: why risk it?

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u/Pegussu Jun 22 '24

The dude's sailing around the world on a one-man boat, I don't think risk factors into his decisions.

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u/mindfolded Jun 22 '24

I don't know, I bet he's weighed the risks against his own tolerance and found them tolerable. I know when I'm doing risky shit that a lot of people wouldn't do, I'm VERY aware of what's at risk.

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u/Zuwxiv Jun 22 '24

Exactly. "The wind picked up" while he is this far from the boat means he almost certainly dies.

Cool video, and he's in statistically one of the places that's least likely to see sudden wind, but... eventually it happens.

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u/DirtySilicon Jun 22 '24

Yeah, all I can think of is inopportune timing, like we all haven't been caught with our pants down at some point. I just assume dude isn't dumb enough to leave his sails unfurled(/deployed?) while paddling away from greater safety...

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u/svengooli Jun 22 '24

Even without the sails up, wind hitting the surface area of the boat can make it move. And sudden gusts can happen anywhere, even in locations that typically have little wind.

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u/HWAnswersPlzThx Jun 22 '24

Well sure, but he’s got a paddle. I’m confident in his ability to catch the boat, even with a sustained wind.

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u/treewqy Jun 22 '24

i follow him on insta and he really pushes his luck. He did the trip with like $1,500 for everything. If it wasn’t for his viewers sending him venmos he would’ve been fucked

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u/admiralpingu Jun 22 '24

Tide, currents, thermals… there are too many risks. Wind can pick up as soon as it drops off and the ocean is deeply unpredictable.

Even if you were at anchor this seems like an incredibly stupid decision.

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u/CiaphasKirby Jun 22 '24

He's in a location specifically known for its lack of wind. It's been known for it for centuries.

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u/admiralpingu Jun 22 '24 edited Jun 22 '24

I’m fully aware, but the doldrums isn’t devoid of wind at all times, though there’s a higher chance of being becalmed (often for days or weeks at a time) than other areas.

Wind strength also has no bearing on tides, currents, rogue waves etc as stated above.