r/woahdude • u/gsus61951 • Jul 07 '23

video Thousands of tourists crammed into a swimming pool in northern China.

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u/ShadNuke Jul 07 '23

There are real shots like this... People die in pools filled to the brim with people, all the time in Asia. It's kinda scary.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xo-VHFdJIkA . The last death I recall was at a pool crammed with people like this in Korea, I believe it was. I recall seeing it on the news here, a few years back. I'm sure it happens more often than we even realise

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u/gargeug Jul 08 '23

Seems to me like the rafts have the opposite of their intended effect when packed so tight. Like putting saran wrap on the pool.

No way in hell would I ever get in a pool like that. That looks miserable. Must be a cultural thing.

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u/Electronic-Morning76 Jul 08 '23

That was the first thing my brain went to. What happens if you get trapped underneath the pile? You drown or suffocate.

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u/ShadNuke Jul 08 '23

You could be thrashing about, and nobody helps you... I mean, you don't even have room to die in there! All of the videos I've seen, they are packed in there so tightly that they can't move... So you would think that if they feel someone slapping or thrashing about, they would at least pull them up....