How Giant Tsunamis Work?

They come unexpectedly, grow to the size of a multi-storey building and destroy everything in their path, taking thousands of lives. No, these aren't monsters from popular films. I'm talking about ordinary seawater that suddenly gathers into a tsunami. If you think they'll never concern you, I wouldn't be so sure. How do you recognize such an impending threat? And how does the ocean produce such killer waves?

#eldddir #eldddir_ocean #eldddir_disaster #tsunami #howitworks #howitwork

[dolphininwheels]

I'm a survivor of tsunami and earthquake disasters 2018 in Palu, Indonesia. It was a really frightening moment for me being the one of all people whom running away for our lifes. People carrying their own kids, babies, crying, hungry and praying for their safety. But I'm glad today we are slowly recovering because the hand of good people working tirelessly for humanity and charities came from across the globe.

[derealdemarderozan]

I once witnessed a natural disaster around 10 years ago it was the birth of my brother.

[normalperson]

0:22
“I wouldn’t be so shore”
Ha, I sea what you did there

[jayanthsajja]

whatever the topic is this guy will remind you about extinction

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

People with fear of oceans: I'll be safe on land

Tsunamis: Are you sure about that?

[WatermelonSugar]

How to survive:
1: be a camera man
2: go on a mountain

[vgamerul]

Tectonic plates: "oh sorry dude pushed u a little", "ah no problem man"
Humans: _tsunami_

[BravoTv]

This guy makes me feel like doomsday is around the corner

[quinnlinehan]

4:33 Anyone else's parents would just laugh at them? I know for a fact that if I warned my parents they wouldn't listen to me. They'd say "You're overreacting, let's have a nice day at the beach".

[davidthomas]

This guy can make "you won the lottery" sound bad

[jamamason]

This guy can be talking about grains of sand and still make my spine shiver.

[inoue]

I know the animations of the waves look like that to help us picture the tsunami and because a big wave is universally associated with tsunami but it's not how it looks like in real life. You don't really see a gigantic wall of water like in the movies. The water usually recedes, then comes back quickly (often foaming like a wave at the beach but not that bigger than usual). But the water keeps coming and coming and rising, overflowing walls and buildings and sweeping anything not bolted down with itself. So it's not a gigantic wave but more of a steady but very quick rise in water that often reaches few stores high. Of course there might be waves by the shore, it's caused by friction so it's kinda typical, also currents and whirlpools too but it's not really how we usually picture a tsunami and not how it's pictured in most of the clips here

[cesj]

Don't ya love when ridddle answers questions almost nobody asked? He makes it sound interesting even when it's not. Love it.

[Shenal_Pererira]

I was only 8 years old when I witnessed the last deadliest Tsunami back in 2004. It was just the day after Christmas. December 26th. 1000s of lives were taken away into the ocean along with the massive water. (250, 000+ lives worldwide) That day will never be forgotten. 🇱🇰

[sivlee]

plants: Oh look its water!

*tsunami comes*

Plants: Ok thats TOO MUCH WATER

[zaiemrys]

*Why are you giving 2020 ideas?!*

P.S I live in the coast facing the Pacific Ocean, good gravy, have mercy.

[countswagula]

Ridddle: you have 20 min to run 6.2 miles

Everyone on the beach: *I am speed*

[porschetigersince]

[Tide recedes abruptly]

“Hey guys, Has the ocean always had a really big health bar above it?”

[watergodnitro]

2020: "WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN!!!"

[tanmaygarg]

'if you think it doesn't concern you, I wouldn't be so sure..'

*Laughs in African*