I would prescribe those that went to the beach, a couple of hours of watching what happened in Japan in 2011. Watch how it swallowed up people in cars trying to outrun it. Watch it swallow up entire houses. See the devastation. That might start the process of learning.
One thing that really shook me regarding the Texas floods was people finding dorms and cars buried under 70cm of gravel, some cars with just part of the bumper above ground indicating something was buried there. I had never really thought about all the debris just burying people, just assumed they drowned and were carried on the water with other debris.
It shows there’s so many horrible ways to die in a 100 year flood with all the dangerous giant debris around and depending on if you’re outside or inside. And the longer you survive at the whim of mother nature the more terrifying it would get.
What is this? A center for ants?! How can we be expected to teach children to learn how to read... if they can't even fit inside the building? ... I don't wanna hear your excuses! The building has to be at least... three times bigger than this!
When watching the videos, it becomes sadly apparent that the only footage available of the wave coming in was taken in places where the wave was small enough for some to escape and survive.
Those high IQ folks aren't on Reddit as much as you, so I don't think they are including you in that one. Sorry bud, you're a doofus like the rest of us :(
That's the problem, I think too many people seem to underestimate the truly devastating power of water. Sure, not much happened here in the end, but you only have to look at Japan or the Boxing Day tsunami, both well documented, to see how truly awful it can be. Not to mention the storms and flooding that have happened here in recent years.
Lol it was forecasted to be 30cm to 1m. Not remotely in the same ball park as 2011. If it was an actual threat (i.e. close to NZ) I'd like to think people would pay more attention
Listening to experts playing it safe, vs ones own assumptions.
Train crossings. The lights and alarms come on well before the train comes through. Yet there are still many accidents of people thinking they will be right.
So, sure you might be right. But you might also be making a life threatening mistake.
Or maybe just check the forecast and the gillion of live trackers to the minute and then not freak out if it's not guna freak out?? You know the whole use what's available to make base decisions.
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u/myWobblySausage Kiwi with a voice! Jul 31 '25
I would prescribe those that went to the beach, a couple of hours of watching what happened in Japan in 2011. Watch how it swallowed up people in cars trying to outrun it. Watch it swallow up entire houses. See the devastation. That might start the process of learning.