What If You Fell Into Niagara Falls?

They're not the biggest falls on Earth, not by a long shot. But they're certainly among the most famous. Niagara Falls attracts millions of visitors from around the world every year. People come for the history, they come for romance, they come for the spectacular view! But some people just can't get close enough...

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[sahilanower]

What if: The person you love, loved you back 😭

[raiderfn]

Did I searched this video:NO
Will I ever fall into niagra falls:NO
Did I watch the whole video:YES

[GERDxGANG]

You know its time to sleep when you start watching videos like this

[CelestialExility]

What if someone falls into Niagara Falls, and that person's name is Niagara?
“Niagara falls into the Niagara Falls.”
– Niagara fell twice.

[duchi]

When you realize
A Waterfall attracts Millions of people from around the World
Meanwhile you attract none

[Renae]

2020: people panicking and stealing over a virus

1921: people riding in barrels off Niagra falls

[Anastasia]

2:09 Narrator: he survived the fall and spent the rest of his lif —
Me: In a wheelchair!
Narrator: selling souvenirs
Me: 🧐

[plato]

The question should be: what if you fell into "Niagra falls'' and don't die??😂

[britneyyy]

This channel is literally MADE of my thoughts at 3 am when I know I should be sleeping

[niagaraketts]

Just cause my name is Niagara doesn't mean I'm gonna fall

[lavendearcat]

wtf. this is in my recommendation because YouTube knows i can't swim

[Lola-rnjj]

Me: *needs to start getting ready for work now or will be late*

This video: What if you fell into Niagra Falls

Me: ok

[thatthomasguy]

For my fellow Americans:

0:48 - 57 meters is 187 feet (tall)
0:40 - 670 meters is 2, 198 feet (wide)
0:56 - 109kmh is 68mph (the river's exit velocity)
0:59 - 2.8m L/s is 740k g/s (the river's rate of flow at exit)

[anuragtumane]

Niagara Falls are literally a popular tourist attraction, attracting many tourists across the globe. Falling into the falls and surviving is really something.

[ortizgs]

watching this gives me so much anxiety even though i’ll never get near the edge LMAOO

[tatianamckoy]

I fealt like I couldn’t breathe watching this

[doylejodi]

I live near here. I love how mesmerizing it is. I could stare at it for hours. The mist keeps you cool on hot days. I don’t love how packed with people it always is :/ and every piece of land around it, (Canadian side) is built up with commercialism. Otherwise, it’s breathtaking.❤️

[riahthedon]

Am I the only one who feels like I’m falling into the water while watching this Bro 😂😂😂

[lizzyL]

fun fact from a local! the falls are also known as suicide falls because so many people jump every year. those who work the ferry cruises at the bottom have to be trained on what to do when they find a body and how to hide it from tourists. my brother told me some stories they told him when he was being trained.

[braydenh]

Someone did jump off in a barrel an he survived an then a few hours later he slipped on a banana peel an died /: