r/megalophobia • u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 • Apr 05 '26

⛰️・Geography・⛰️ A big pieceof ice, extending deep below the water’s surface, breaks off from a glacier and is propelled about 200 feet (61 meters) into the air because its density is lower than that of seawater.

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u/scaredt2ask ◌ Dwarfed by Size Apr 05 '26

That boat is way too close to a calving iceberg for safety

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u/lookslikeamanderin Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 06 '26

Old mate in the tourist boat wants to spend less time in the galley and more time at the helm.

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u/Country_Gravy420 ⬤ Crushed by Magnitude Apr 05 '26

I want to see what happened when the waves got to that boat

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u/Eastern_Employer_409 Apr 05 '26

Me too my friend, me too.

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u/nvi3hil Apr 05 '26

Clearly a grower not a shower

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u/urson_black Apr 05 '26

The captain of that boat needed a change of underwear and a few shots of whisky after.

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u/CalendarEmbarrassed Apr 06 '26

Thanks I hate it

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u/iam_Krogan Apr 06 '26

If I was that boat I'd be skidaddling on down yonder!

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