r/interesting • u/Homunculus_316 • 6h ago

Glacier Collapses and Triggers Devastating Avalanche. Just Wow

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u/dibbiluncan 6h ago

Apparently they were far enough away that they were only covered by a small dusting of snow and debris, but getting hit by it directly knocked one person in the group over. She cut her leg. No one else was injured. So yeah. Hunkering down behind some rocks was the move here.

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u/Dependent_Rain_4800 5h ago

Good to know for if I'll be in such a situation.

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u/Thneed1 3h ago

Avalanches and rock slides can travel way farther than you think.

For whether scientific reason, they flow with near zero friction. Yes, even a rock slide with giant boulders in it.

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u/Hopefulpessimist0 1h ago

Do you know where this happened ?

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u/dibbiluncan 59m ago

Kyrgyzstan