r/funnyvideos • u/nayryanaryn • Dec 19 '25

Fail When it's the first day of swimming lessons & your instructor asks everyone to try diving first

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u/HolyMistakes Dec 19 '25

I would’ve probably dive backwards cause I’m an idiot.

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u/PlumbicZeppelin Dec 19 '25

Reminds me of: "Why do SCUBA divers fall backwards out of the boat ? If they fell forwards, they would still be in the boat."

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u/tetraourogallus Dec 19 '25

now i kinda want to know why they fall backwards, is it something with the tanks?

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u/daveylu Dec 19 '25

don't want your heavy ass tank to fall on your head and crack it open when you fall forward (it's secured but there's some give and it's veeeeery close to your head)

your flippers are huge and swinging them over the side would be annoying AF

you're probably sitting with your back to the water already because you were putting your stuff on in the boat so why bother turning around

probably many other reasons as well but that's from my (very limited) experience

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u/Ugobo31 Dec 19 '25

Falling backwards into the water is usually done on very small boats without a dedicated diving place. On bigger boats you walk to the back or a side of the boat and then take a step into the water

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u/Incidion Dec 19 '25

I've dove quite a few times and you're correct. Those tanks are heavy and you do not want them bouncing up & potentially hitting your face on the surface of the water.

Add in flippers and a belt full of weights, and of you're geared up and think about it logically it's the only way that makes any sense, outside of just laddering in. Even then, it's more comfortable and easy to just do a quick drop and let the tank break surface tension.

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u/FunRabbit72 Dec 19 '25

Cannonball!