How Dangerous Can Ocean Waves Get? Wave Comparison

Rogue Waves - In this episode we will cover the most elusive of all waves and explain where they come from and how dangerous they can be.

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My interest in this topic was sparked after recently watching the old BBC documentary Freak Wave. In hindsight, it may have influenced me a bit too strongly. It's difficult to just forget, and may have affected my decision-making while writing and animating my own video. This is definitely something I need to pay closer attention to in the future.

Anyway, thanks for watching

[Makingnewnamesisdumb]

I feel like if you build a ship, regardless of how robust it is, the last thing you should do is declare it is unsinkable. That's just asking for trouble.

[arandomperson]

“This ship was considered to be unsinkable”
Ocean: how many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?!

[Facts.inMotion]

After lots of lovely comments after the last video I decided to continue with the new graphic style.
If you spot any issues or mistakes let me know.
Have a nice weekend everyone!

[GL]

“Unsinkable” = the ship is sinkable
“Sinkable” = still sinkable but you’re not being cocky

[patriciocantu]

Rogue holes sound 1000x more horrific than rogue waves that animation sent chills down my spine.

[useazebra]

Alternate title: "How to turn your irrational fear of the ocean into a completely rational terror"

[alexanderadavar]

Rogue Holes is a genuinely terrifying concept. Not being hit by a huge wall of water, just the sea opening a huge hole in the water and swallowing a ship.

[davidotness]

I had over 50 years at sea, particularly on the North Pacific (Gulf of Alaska, ) Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. I can attest that rogue waves are for real and very scary.

[logantaylor]

"And was widely considered to be unsinkable"

*Hey, I've seen this one! Its a classic!*

[richardjohnson]

"We are sinking. I repeat.. We are sinking" German Coast Guard.. "What are you sinking about?"

[agnivash]

Wow. The amount of research done to publish this video. Hats Off..😯👏

Now imagine crossing the ocean on a ship built with the 1400's technology.

[haydenschaefer]

Going on a cruise soon, this was not what I wanted to see in my recommended...

[grenishsinxRgold]

Well.. thank you for solidifying my fear of the ocean even more.

[timeshark]

_"Widely considered to be unsinkable"_
^ major ship death flag

[Somejaun]

I feel like every time a ship is called “unsinkable” it sinks quite quickly

[andrewince]

I've figured out how we'll create a truly unsinkable ship. We simply name it the Sinky McSinkingFace. Reverse psychology for the win.

[stacymirba]

For some reason I think it is fascinating that there were reports for rogue waves for centuries but not believed until it was proven in 1995. The automobile has only been around for 100 years, the train for maybe 200 years but boats have been in water for thousands of years and we are literally learning in my lifetime something that appears to be quite common. Really makes you think what other common things we have yet to figure out.

[matttucker]

Bro you really are one of the best channels on this site man, up there with kurzgesgat, scishow, vsause, life noggin, you deserve to be listed with the greats you really do fantastic work

[Sturnburn]

Fascinating, though I find "rogue holes' far more terrifying than rogue waves. At least with a wave, you have a chance of riding out the impact and most likely, you will be above water. But with a hole, after you fall in, the ocean closes up on you. That is terrifying.