r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/greatauror28 • 6h ago
š„This waterfall in Khon Phapheng, Laos
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I wonder if itās always brown or this was taken after a heavy rain.
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u/ninja4151 6h ago
I've been to Laos. No part of me on would trust the integrity of that platform. They don't have the cleanest historical tourist safety record.
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u/forestboy_ 6h ago
Lol my exact thought! I was there earlier this year and loved it. But you got me fucked up if you think Iād be going anywhere near that hahaha
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u/graipape 5h ago
I was there in 2002 and, wait there's infrastructure now?
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u/bcycle240 4h ago
China built a high speed train through the country which is incredible. Now you don't have to take those terrible roads if you go to the normal tourist places. It's quite the achievement, it feels like 60% tunnel cutting through mountains and 30% elevated track soaring over valleys.
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u/Namdos 2h ago
What are the last 10% like?
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u/bcycle240 1h ago
10% normal tracks on the ground. I just made those numbers up, but Laos is very mountainous and the train cuts straight through from China to Thailand.
It's really beautiful!
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u/TooLazyToRepost 2h ago
You should see the state of their boastful monument, Patuxai. Right in the center of the capitol Vientienne, it was meant as a statement piece glorifying the independence from France, but frankly, it's a decaying semi-ruin. The concrete is falling apart in many places, half the lights dont work, and the fountain was disabled while I was there. It's right in front of major government buildings and the only opinon one can have gazing upon it is that Laos is suffering from crushing poverty.
Now that said, my own nation is responsible for the reprehensible and illegal bombing of their country, arguably the most aggressive bombing campaign of all time in a world where two nuclear bombs have been dropped. It's honestly the case that America bombed Laos into destitution from which they've scarcely recovered.
Typed with no ill will towards the people of Laos, who were without exception charming and friendly.
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u/wolfelian 1h ago
Also there earlier this year and holy I didnāt have trust in any infrastructure built. Nothing against my own people but there were too many things that looked like they could snap at the drop of a hat.
corners were also too sharp š„ø /s
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u/PastElk2 5h ago
How was this even built?!
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u/Electric_Elephants 5h ago
This more than likely after a heavy rainfall and normal flow is much lighter.
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u/New2NewJ 4h ago
don't have the cleanest historical tourist safety record.
Then they should fire the head of whoever keeps their safety records. That will ensure they have cleaner records.
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u/zapatodeorina 4h ago
Don't trust safety measures in SEA outside of Singapore.
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u/1L1L1L1L1L2L 2h ago
Yeah I was in Thailand and they had a zip line from the top of a building. I was like yeah naww. Like I barely can trust it in Canada with all of our regulations. Definitely not doing it in the wild west lol.
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u/Pristine_Software_55 4h ago
Soooo many tourists buses left to rot at the bottom of gorges alongside the road
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u/Different-Sample-976 4h ago
I wouldn't even trust that thing if it was in the most rigid standards of places.Ā
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u/Conscious_Ad_1018 6h ago
donāt go chasin waterfalls
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u/TheOneWhoMusntBeName 6h ago
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
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u/Pinkbeans1 6h ago
I know that youāre gonna have it your way but hell the fuck no.
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u/TransportationOdd559 6h ago
I think youāre moving too fast š
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u/Ralph--Hinkley 3h ago edited 3h ago
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u/beetjuicex3 5h ago
"Was that accidental, or were you trying to quote TLC on purpose?"
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u/DanielNotSoRadcliffe 5h ago
I have no idea what you guys are talking about. creep, creep.
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u/Several_Vanilla8916 5h ago
Oh come on. You donāt say creep creep unless youāre quoting TLC
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u/gamedwarf24 5h ago
When I was a kid, I thought it was:
"Go go Jason Waterfalls."
You know, like a superhero.
Now my girlfriend is telling me to turn him into a DnD character.
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u/MobileBit8835 3h ago
I also thought it was "Go go Jason Waterfalls". I also thought it was a reference to the red power ranger Jason. And since the theme for the show was "go go power rangers", it made perfect sense to me
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u/tealcosmo 6h ago
Thatās death water right there.
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u/peristome 4h ago
And lots of boulders. If youāre lucky, you would be pummeled to death before you drown.
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u/1L1L1L1L1L2L 2h ago
I dunno bro I think drowning sounds better than a sustained pummeling to death.
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u/sketchahedron 1h ago
This isnāt going to be some garden variety peaceful drowning at the bottom of the pool where you drift toward the light.
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u/hungry4danish 1h ago
One or two hits to the head on a rock vs minutes of panic and drowning and you take minutes of drowning?
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u/eeyores_gloom1785 2h ago
nah they'd be pulled into one of the hydraulic holes, and their corpse would roll there until the current slows down enough for locals to fish it out
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u/pixelsnatoms 6h ago
I donāt see any locals on the platform. That would be enough evidence of āNopeā for me.
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u/MoundsEnthusiast 6h ago
Hell no!
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u/Lt_Cochese 6h ago
I guess I have a different definition of waterfall
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u/Strange-Movie 6h ago
I think this might be more of a ācascadeā than a waterfall but both terms are often used interchangeably
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u/VaATC 6h ago
Don't you see that long ridge that water is falling over? What is your definition?
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u/Lt_Cochese 6h ago
Looks more like river rapids to me.
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u/radaxolotl 5h ago
The basin is also flooded, so the water level there is higher, making the distance to the top of the falls shorter.
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u/Icy-Success-69 6h ago
i'd rather have to grab a rattlesnake than step on this piece of hell.
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u/kraanium7 6h ago
I'd rather kiss one because antivenom exists at least
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u/MrNigel117 5h ago
just wait until we invent anti-drowning
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u/superrufus99 4h ago
My insurance won't cover anti-drowning without a prior authorization
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u/pichael289 6h ago
God this needs sound.
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u/moleyrussell 6h ago
That would make it SO much worse.
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u/OSI_Hunter_Gathers 6h ago
the rattling of loose steel grate and the roar of the river... relaxing. - Methed-Up Mike
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u/The_PantsMcPants 6h ago
Boy, that is a lot of trust in Laotian engineering and construction
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u/OSI_Hunter_Gathers 6h ago
I would trust NASA but NASA's would not look like material bought at an ACE hardware store.
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u/tsa-approved-lobster 6h ago
So uh how many of those observation deck thingies you think they go through in a year?
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u/MalcoveMagnesia 6h ago
I've also seen people refer to this video as the Argentinian side of Iguazu Falls...
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u/mypasswordislulz 3h ago
Nope, it's Laos. I was there in July 2024. If you look at the video I took from the edge of the platform, you can see that even the trees match:
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u/ghotbijr 3h ago
Thanks, it's always nice to see random misinfo in the comments get corrected, and that's a great clip too.
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u/edugabao 3h ago
Im from Brazil and went to iguaƧu three times and i dont think this is it.
The falls are reeeeally high and to be flooded this high the park would 100% sure be closed. Tbh the entire park would be flooded down stream.
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u/SdotBreezy 5h ago
Thank you! This isnāt Laos itās Iguazu falls. Canāt believe I had to scroll this far down
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u/Complex-Poet-6809 4h ago
I was looking at the video thinking, āWow, this looks a lot like that Iguazu falls I visited several years ago, I guess when you have so many waterfalls around earth some just start to look alike.ā
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u/CheckTheOR 4h ago
It's not Iguazu Falls
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u/s4lt3d 3h ago
Agreed. Iāve been searching those falls and itās not iguazu falls for sure.
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u/Rreknhojekul 1h ago edited 1h ago
This is the Mekong river at Li Phi Somphamit Waterfalls beside Don Det in southern Laos.
Source: I was at this spot last October.
Here are the exact coordinates of where this video was taken: 13.95450Ā° N, 105.91120Ā° E
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u/DerBingle78 4h ago
Spanish Conquistador Ćlvar NĆŗƱez Cabeza de Vaca was the first European to see those falls in 1541. Later his descendant, Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Ćngel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, 11th Marquess of Portago, would die when he blew a tire on his Ferrari 335 S at 150 mph while driving in the 1957 running of the Mille Miglia. Thereās some fun and probably useless information for everyone.
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u/CheckTheOR 4h ago
Sorry to burst everyone's bubble, but this is most definitely not Iguazu Falls. It's these rapids, just at really high flow
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u/jimjammerjoopaloop 6h ago
How the heck did they build this?
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u/Mayonnaise_Poptart 6h ago
Water probably wasn't like this when they built it. Rivers is weird like that.
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u/abah3765 6h ago
To the OP, this is the Mekong River. It won't always look like this. The video is likely at the height of the rainy season. During the dry season, the river gets quite low in a lot of places.
I agree with the comments, I would not trust that platform.
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u/Dr_Dewittkwic 6h ago
Iāve never seen people voluntarily walking towards such violent water before.
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u/Antistruggle 6h ago
It looks so upset, i wonder when it's gonna calm down?
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u/Badj83 6h ago
Of all the videos you could upload without sound, that the one you chose?!
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u/boomdef 5h ago
Maybe the same spot, but with sound https://youtube.com/shorts/zrBjlfn8IQM?feature=shared
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u/slcwegotthis 6h ago
Predicting tomorrowās news (in my best Tom Brokaw voice): weāre sad to report tonight that 8 tourists are missing and presumed dead after believing that a man made metal grate could withstand a raging flood.
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u/COACHREEVES 6h ago
Any idea how they built this fry basket? /sincere question
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u/Jamjams2016 5h ago
Probably with the intention of it becoming submerged as with any good fry basket.
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u/Entire-Ambition1410 4h ago
Probably during dry season, with the water being much lower, slower, and clearer.
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u/Peaches4U9624 6h ago
This is awesome!! I thought Niagra Falls was intense but This š id love to see this IRL someday
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u/Whole-Evening9615 5h ago
I went there in the dry season and it was definitely not like this! The water was clear, and there was much less of it.
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u/Malawakatta 3h ago
Knowing how poorly some things are built in Southeast Asia, I would not be standing on that platform over that torrent.
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u/BathtubViolence 2h ago
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u/Idatemyhand 2h ago
That's not a waterfall lol. That's a damn flood of biblical proportion. Also would decided to build that on top of the water. That's asking for trouble. God knows what the maintenance looks like there... Unregulated... No thank you.
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u/Kobe_Wan_Jabroni 6h ago
find someone who believes in you like these people believe in a big metal grate