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Title: Scariest Hole Ever?
Post by: steez on November 04, 2010, 12:07:52 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dg3aCrL0Gk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dg3aCrL0Gk)

I don't know if I can imagine a more terrifying hole than that one!  This hole has a hole... Anyone want to go for a surf?

Title: Re: Scariest Hole Ever?
Post by: JohnCyr on November 04, 2010, 12:23:45 PM

Wow man look how fast the water flows.. :o. Its scary because you know its a death trap for sure...

But a scary hole to me would be something like this!! Phils hole is nothing compared to this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfNzoe5EvGo

Title: Re: Scariest Hole Ever?
Post by: steez on November 04, 2010, 02:21:34 PM

Wow Man, that is the definition of a hole!  At least mother nature is kind enough to put weak spots in her hydraulics... Those man made ones are freaky for different reasons.

Title: Re: Scariest Hole Ever?
Post by: ChristianG on November 04, 2010, 11:06:59 PM

Notice the the 1st guy (Max Bilbow) goes in with an H2O paddle (like mine!) and emerges with 1/2 an H2O paddle (like mine!--see photo!).

As for man-made hydraulics... They always make them completely straight, with no weak point. So dangerous and stupid. Here's one, seemingly small. But there's no weak point in the hole, so he stays in there for a while:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9i7jdb1q-E

Engineers are learning, though. Here's an interesting example:

http://vtchl.uiuc.edu/our-work/publications/hes/HES-060.pdf

They modify the weir so that there is no keeper hole at the bottom, very clever.

--C.

Title: Re: Scariest Hole Ever?
Post by: Mark.D. on November 05, 2010, 06:12:33 PM

its not big , or manmade , but with the paddle toss it's definetly a classic example not to showboat.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE5N52V3IRk&p=BE77AF811B294116&playnext=1&index=11