What If You Were Sucked Into a Whirlpool?

What a wonderful day for some kayaking out on the open sea. Wait a second. Why is the water spiraling? Is this a whirlpool? How could you end up getting sucked in? What would spinning down that drain feel like? And what would happen if you had a bigger boat? What are the Lofoten Islands in Norway known for? How dangerous is the Moskstraumen maelstrom?

00:00 Getting sucked into a whirlpool.
00:40 How do whirlpools form?
01:52 Stumbling onto Moskstraumen maelstrom.
03:06 The center of the vortex.
04:35 Consequences of being in the whirlpool for too long.

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[khalilahd.]

I feel like you guys unlock a new fear every episode

[himeoftwili]

18 years ago I was trapped in one of these. I had been used to tubing and rafting young, but one late summer I was pulled into a string of whirlpools, one particularly intense one. The chain of hydraulics worsened them, and what is described in the video is very true. It's insanely disorienting, dark, and flotation devices can easily pull you back into them. Nearly died in one but I had to be pulled out of it while my 'hero' was at risk of being swallowed as well. I still have a fear of deep water and rivers to this day, but I still swim. They fascinate me now because I understand the power of water, even as a Floridian with Hurricane surge. Always keep an eye on your friends and be mindful of your strength, even experienced swimmers can die to these.

[s_u_r_v_i_v_o_r]

If a whirlpool pulls you in, then get ready to say hello to captain blackbeard and the flying dutchman at the bottom

[FLP]

I think i would try to swim directly into the whirpool base, not try to fight it, saving energy to escape later, when the current wasn't too strong.

[naireland]

Had a nasty trip down a similar maelstrom while whitewater kyacking. Tons of little ones forming near cresent rocks but this was something else, popped up immediately from a smaller one right in front of my bow like someone pulled out the plug, it was sureal. Unfortunately I backpaddel but that current was ungodly strong and the boat broke starboard and tipped directly into this thing. Just like that I felt the gravity of this torrent and went vertical while spinning and capsized. I just remember losing all sense of direction and getting hit from all sides with what felt like a waterfall just ripping at you. Took in some water and went straight down to the silt bed below, felt the crunch. 1000s of pounds of water just cascading over my body. Total blackness and a sound like bubbly champaign. Something odd though as I must have been pulled by the undercurrent something fierce. Shot me right into a rock face but was so lucky not to be pinned as the whole boat actually pivoted upright, crushed my elbow but my life jacket saved my life. Shoulders broke at the surface and I just stayed there until my spotter came through. I remember not being able to see. Only hear. I thought I was still in the vortex for some reason but I was a good 50ft down river by then. Had no sense of traveling. Threw up and just kept my eyes closed for some time. Felt like lungs were collapsed but again, that life vest. Bruised to hell and back and bloody from being dragged through the silt but to this day I will never forget that eternal 20 seconds and that feeling of dropping into that thing. Just an awful sensation to plummet into that vacuum that quick and have zero power. Was not even dizzy, just in shock and panic. Was never afraid of them up until that point as I was use to hitting them at the apex in the right flow and getting a speed boost like most kayakers do but this was a lesson in unpredictability in nature.

[SmiIeyyXD]

Thanks for making my fear of drowning worse-

[iBenjamin]

hey man thanks for the vote of confidence in this uh, extreme survival fanfiction youtube channel you've got here. but with a whirlpool big enough to take on a ship, I already died in the third step after going into the water where there's a whirlpool, getting caught in said whirlpool, and getting sucked underwater

[dean]

that was a roller coaster of emotions bro

[ithielcurry]

Shout out to the camera man that did not die while the whirlpool was in action

[KitsuNerezza]

1:29 The man in that footage is Jacob Cockle, who died at age 28 during one of his filmed stunts during which he swam around a whirlpool, got caught in it and drowned.

Whirlpools, vortexes and maelstroms are fascinating phenomena, but always remember to watch and admire them from a safe distance.

[aeroxx]

On of my pointless fears as a kid, I thought whirlpools, quicksand and ultra powerful leeches where commonplace

[deem.]

Me: Already afraid of a lot of things in the ocean
What If: What if you were sucked in a whirlpool
Also Me: New fear unlocked

[LuyandaSekhoto]

It's amazing how I've learned more from YouTube than I had in school.

[freefiresquadfriends]

People:WHIRPOOLS ARE SO DANGEROUS

Samsung Whirlpool machines: Guess my carreer is over

[Cayz]

I learn so much from this channel, not only interesting, educational but also entertaining

[Channel-kunh]

If I was sucked into a whirlpool, I would swim to the middle and turn into a mermaid

[biswasbibhas]

What if world’s every mobile phone disappears for 1 day!

[ambush]

Idea: What if Loins, Tigers, Cheetahs, Leopards, Caracals, Puma, Jaguar, Bobcats, and other Feline Cats disappeared from earth.

[Omega_bic_]

My sister, has a bestfriend with a brother that died cause of a whirlpool. Search team found his body exactly where the whirlpool was. It pulled him straight down. Happened at Silverwood lake in Southern California.

[proxjayant]

we can't get sucked in blackhole right now but whirpool is a great example of that experience maybe xd