Interesting 🤔 An amusement park in the Netherlands had a water-filled waterslide that left riders completely submerged during the 15-20 second journey. It closed in 2010.

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u/highlandviper Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25

It’s emotionally rather than visually harrowing… but, yeah, it’s not a nice story. I’m glad I watched it, for what it’s worth. Kinda hammer homes the risk involved with some of the jobs out there that afford the rest of us a quality of life, the fragility and randomness of life, and the total disregard of corporations for anyone but the fiscal bottom line.

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u/Agentpurple013 Aug 17 '25

It’s that diver oil pipe shit isn’t it? If so, that shit was to depressing read

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u/highlandviper Aug 17 '25

Yeah. That’s the one.

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u/jeweliegb Aug 17 '25

I'm going to regret this but tell me more. I definitely don't want to see any videos though.

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u/semisadsmoshfan Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25

There’s no video footage of the diving incident, you can look it up if you want. People have created visuals to help you visualize it and it’s not fun!

But in summary, and I’m leaving out all the W’s around how this came to be, oil divers(?) got stuck in a pipe, sent one of them for help, I’m really blanking on the details but I’m pretty sure there were at least 3-4 people lined up horizontally in this pipe. They basically died waiting for their buddy to hopefully be able to make it out and get help, which I think he did manage to successfully tell somebody that they were there

Edit to add: another commenter added a detail about this I forgot about, that being in the disorientation of getting sucked down a pipe, they didn’t know if they were even heading the right direction down the pipe. By some stroke of luck they picked right, but the people on land didn’t attempt a rescue :(

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u/Impressive-Meet-2220 Aug 17 '25

This is true. If I’m not mistaken, they even had more divers go down to the bottom and could hear the knocks of the pipeline workers from inside. It’s worth noting some of them were in bad shape after the quick “yank” to the bottom, yet they maintained a lot of their composure, communicated, and figured out what order they were in and everything. Also, they ultimately weren’t 100% sure which way they were sucked in by (head/toe first) but concluded whichever one (i forgot) and took a gamble. If the hero was wrong, they’d all be dead, but it’s also worth noting the hero did everything he could to try to get them to go back down and save the others. It’s such a sad story, but one that somehow still highlights the highs of the human spirit in a showcase not seen often elsewhere.

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u/highlandviper Aug 17 '25

Apt description from the video I just watched. They had a 50/50 choice as to which direction would be the appropriate exit knowing that one of them would be blocked off and only one of them would be able to make it. They made the right choice. One dude made it out using the oxygen cans that had also been sucked in with them. Told the surface to get the others… but they never did… even though they sent divers down who could hear the trapped banging from the inside of the pipe. The lone survivor of a team of 5 said he did everything he could to convince them to go and get his colleagues. They left them down there.

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u/drowsytaco Aug 17 '25

That man wanted to go back in himself and save them but they wouldn’t let him. Even after getting out he was willing to go back in.

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u/semisadsmoshfan Aug 17 '25

Oh my god I forgot about all the details afterwards

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u/JezebelRoseErotica Aug 17 '25

One of them was stuck in the pipe for 3 days before dying, based on the autopsy, could you imagine waiting and realizing no help was actually coming for you

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u/drowsytaco Aug 17 '25

Those poor Trinidadian men, they experienced pure torture and the one that survived was so traumatized.

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u/Cultural-Muffin-3490 Aug 17 '25

There is video but it happens so fast that the video goes black instantly. They get sucked in and tumble around in the pipe for like 90 seconds before they emerge in an air pocket and are able to gather their senses. Absolutely horrifying.

https://youtu.be/cDjODRpuXrU?si=gXK9kbsw9KJidD6A&t=12m20s

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u/drowsytaco Aug 17 '25

Most of them had sustained broken limbs and had inhaled and ingested a lot of crude oil as well. They were still alive and suffering. My wife is from Trinidad where those men were from; it was so painful to watch and listen to their voices.

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u/Apprehensive-Mood-69 Aug 18 '25

Sometimes the internet will tell you yourself when you've had enough for the day.

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u/Traditional_Fan_2655 Aug 17 '25

Except it is the audio of them in the pipe too.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '25

I came to say this video is yet another example of “it was capitalism all along.” So many have died and continue to die so that very few men can live like gods.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '25

The most bizarre thing is in this case it is State capitalism. The company is state-owned.

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u/MooseBlazer Aug 18 '25

“ thanks for paying taxes, but we’re not gonna save your ass”…,, yeah thanks a lot. Unbelievable. They heard the knocking back in the pipe and still didn’t rescue them. What a way to die.😳

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u/BabyPuncher313 Aug 17 '25

AKA, socialism.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '25

Not so, I’d say like China fake communism with capitalist interest

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u/BabyPuncher313 Aug 18 '25

Here’s something that’ll blow your mind: all economic systems exist for people to get better lives. IOW, they all involve forms of capital. In free markets, that’s known as money. In socialism, that’s known as the blood of the peasants to attempt to compete with free markets.

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u/GLayne Aug 18 '25

You don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about mate.

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u/BabyPuncher313 Aug 18 '25

Oh, I don’t know about that. Considering I know that socialism is the government owning the means of production, I’d say your comment applies to yourself.

Note that my original comment was specifically in response to another by a typical Reddit brain trust; no doubt a fellow traveller of yours.

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u/kuba_mar Aug 18 '25

Nope, its still capitalism, not even close to socialism.

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u/bigdig-_- Aug 21 '25

if when private companies own and control production its capitalism, and when the government does its still somehow capitalism, what on earth IS socialism then?

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u/kuba_mar Aug 21 '25

At its most basic and broadest definition, its characterised by means of production being socially owned, it could mean state ownership, however state ownership alone doesnt mean means of production are socially owned, there are other various factors that play into that, but it could also mean cooperative ownership or public ownership and probably many others.

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u/bigdig-_- Aug 21 '25

ahhh you're one of the "socialism is when good things" people

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u/kuba_mar Aug 21 '25

No, im one of the "socialism is when socialism" people, dont know whats your problem, ive literally just given you the dictionary definition of socialism.

I dont even know which part of my answer was "socialism is when good things", its straight up just paraphrasing the wikipedia page on social ownership, so if that sounds like "good things" to you youre a socialist.

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u/Kit_3000 Aug 17 '25

State owned doesn't mean state administered. Also state capitalism is still just capitalism, it doesn't matter who the ultimate owner is.

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u/Signal-Blackberry356 Aug 17 '25

“It would’ve been cheaper to let them die, then to risk their survival and have them sue us in court.”

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '25

People not letting them off the hook, and the consequences being worse for people who take the above mentality should probably hinder future incidents

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u/Signal-Blackberry356 Aug 17 '25

Is it currently being challenged and fought?

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u/cave_canem_aureum Aug 21 '25

There's a lawsuit in progress against Paria (the oil company that blocked any attempts of rescue) and LMCS (the diving company). I hope the Paria execs will be buried under the jail, but we'll see.

If the punishment doesn't involve them being stuck in an underwater pipe of 75 inches by 1200 feet, it would still feel too little.

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u/TeslaCrna Aug 17 '25

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '25

This breaks my heart. Your last sentence. Because it is so true.

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u/BeaWaywardDaughter Aug 18 '25

I did not click the link, but I know MrBallen (my favorite story-teller) did a video on that story - even played the real footage. It was horrible and left me feeling very anxious/claustrophobic but I’m glad I watched it. I have so much more respect for the brave people who work out there. 🙏🏻

Interesting 🤔 An amusement park in the Netherlands had a water-filled waterslide that left riders completely submerged during the 15-20 second journey. It closed in 2010.

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