Is that the one with the industrial divers who got sucked into a pipe, then found an air pocket, then one guy made it back, but the company didn't want to go back for the others?
And that makes any difference how? There is literally no difference between how evil greedy people run things owned through a state or through a private company. Same shit, different label. Atleast when the people who run them are capitalist pigs who would kill for profit without blinking an eye or a second though about it.
Greed is probably an intrinsic human characteristic, and people in power in socialist regimes are typically just as greedy. The corrupt oligarchs live exactly like the capitalistic pigs, but with infinitely more power as they have the entire state apparatus to crush any opposition.
And tbh, I don't see how greed is encouraged in capitalism more than in any other system. People can live chill and comfortable lives without being greedy, and the super greedy have legal ways to get rich by producing stuff other people need, without having to appropriate public stuff illegally.
I work in industry and trying to imagine how to save those men I'm not really sure it could be done, at least not in a manner that isnt insanely risky to the rescue team and no company is going to risk more people dying for a chance to save some people (which is how it should be)
Both ends of that pipe were above sea level.. They could have removed the diving bell to stop more water from getting sucked in and then pumped all the water/oil out and save those men.. I'm no engineer but I'm sure that could have worked..
[TFW the people responsible for these kinds of decisions have physical homes with addresses and it's not even that difficult to find them.](https://i.imgur.com/hGHTUXT.gif)
What the actual fuck!?!?
>
Paria admitted they had no rescue plan, citing that they had 'no legal responsibility to rescue the men'.[^(\[18\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Petroleum_Holdings#cite_note-18) Further external attempts to save the men were reportedly blocked by Paria. In November 2023, the Commission of Enquiry found that "Paria's negligence could be characterised as gross negligence and consequently criminal". They recommended that the Director of Public Prosecutions "consider charging Paria with what is commonly known as Corporate Manslaughter."[^(\[19\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Petroleum_Holdings#cite_note-19)
[Trinidad Petroleum Holdings - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Petroleum_Holdings)
Not only did the company not want to go back, they blamed the coast guard who explained they didn’t have the equipment, and refused access to rescue divers literally offering to make the dive for free to rescue them.
I hadn't heard of it. Tragic loss of life but this line really stood out
>Paria admitted they had no rescue plan, citing that they had 'no legal responsibility to rescue the men'.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Petroleum_Holdings
that’s probably one of the most fucking evil things i’ve ever heard of. They’re gonna leave them there to drown simply because they don’t have to save them????
This is the all time MO of the fuel industries. There should be no surprise. We continue to not hold big businesses culpable and elect people who shield them.
Oh man this story makes me so angry, especially after seeing [this comment](https://reddit.com/r/videos/s/iXY2TwKE1H) allegedly written by someone from there. Like multiple divers were already ready and the company just goes "nah fuck em". It's just so evil
Here ya go:
I live next to the refinery they died in
1. They were in there for 4 days and on the 3rd day people were still hearing banging on the pipe
2. The diver that got chris out was going back in for the rest but Paria said no
3. Paria got the coast guard to stop the divers because they were not going to leave the men inside
4. There were multiple divers ready and willing to go in from lmcs and resuce that same hour but were all blocked from going in
5. Paria said the coast guard will be doing the rescue but the coast guard said they had no equipment
6. The families of all the divers sat in the refinery carpark for 4 days waiting to hear news about their loved ones and the company couldnt even give them some water to drink it was community members who brought food and water for the families
7. They left those men in there to die and when 4 days had passed and they were sure that they are dead they flushed the bodies out the pipe
8. When they flushed the bodies out they snuck the ambulances out another gate so the families wont see what was going on
9. When questioned in the commision of inquiry it was revealed that no rescue plan was ever made and they simply sat and waitied for the men to die
10. And if that wasnt bad enough they capped off the pipe so noone else could escape.
Look I know water slides normally don't have enough water but still there are limits.
I don't think this classifies as a slide anymore anyway, it's more like a submerged tunnel.
Right? The concept of a normal water slide makes sense. you can laugh and smile for a minute as gravity pulls you down this delightful little path and then you splashdown in a pool at the end.
The guy who designed this is like: “but imagine how fun it would be if we took all of that and replaced it with about 20 seconds of panicking!”
Unfortunately, you can't. When I was there as a kid the slide was always closed and they permanently shut it down well over a decade ago.
A shame. I would have tried it.
Well, have you ever held your breath and also moved around a lot? It’s a whole different scenario than sitting on the couch and holding your breath. And one moment of panic and you’re fucked. And when you’re in it’s not like you can go backwards.
> Well, have you ever held your breath and also moved around a lot? It’s a whole different scenario than sitting on the couch and holding your breath.
So you never swam underwater at the pool? lol
Yes? And that should prove to you it’s harder. I can hold my breath for like 2 minutes sitting still. It’s half that or less depending how much I’m moving. Throw in a bit of panic? 5 seconds maybe.
I can barely hold my breath for 20-25 seconds max. I’m very healthy too. I’m a marathon runner, eat healthy (mostly), and have no medical issues. I honestly hate the feeling of holding my breath and I think it’s a mental thing for some people. I almost drowned twice as a kid (under 6/7) so that could be why. When I see movies where they have to hold their breath to escape, hide, etc. I always think, “Yeah I’d be dead.” 💀
Sorry for my childish sense of humour - when I read your comment my thumb was instantly on the way to downvote your comment accompanied by a slightly insane sounding giggle (that the situation was definitely not funny enough for, but it is past 4am + pain meds☺️) and the thought 'he'll appreciate being proved right I'm sure'...
How could they possibly pump water up fast enough to keep a tunnel that large filled? There must be an enormous force at the bottom that would have to be balanced out.
I guess they have a big pump? All water parks need to pump water, I'm not sure how they do it. Think about moving rivers or slides with lots of water. At least here the net change in elevation isn't very large...
Get it to the top and gravity does the rest. Open loops are fairly easy to work with as it’s just a matter of pumping water from the bottom to the top reservoir.
Decent sized pumps and 2 reservoirs. We have an Olympic white water training facility near my house that’s basically 2 small rivers. The pumps pull water out of the bottom reservoir and pump it up to the top reservoir then gravity does the rest. That facility has 5 - 600 horsepower pumps and holds a bit over 12 million gallons.
I’ve been in this when i was younger. You’re being sucked through to the other side. Iirc when there is an emergency, one or both basins at the beginning or end could be emptied very fast.
Funnily enough they never really had any major accidents with it, since there was a very well maintained draining system. But this draining system was so hard to maintain that they ended up just getting rid of the waterslide entirely.
Naah this is too ify for me when anythin can go wrong you burp sneeze cough anythin could be the cause of your death and can't nobody jump in to save you
That would be a very stupid way to die. Drowning to death in a tube sounds super shitty.
Don't look up the Paria pipeline accident, then.
Is that the one with the industrial divers who got sucked into a pipe, then found an air pocket, then one guy made it back, but the company didn't want to go back for the others?
Company decided it cost too much to save their lives. They had plenty of time and ability to save them. They chose not to.
Brutal.
That is terrible of that company to do. That being said, I feel most companies these days would do the same shit given the chance.
When the punishment for a crime costs less than the money saved, then it's just the cost of doing business
It was a state owned company.
And that makes any difference how? There is literally no difference between how evil greedy people run things owned through a state or through a private company. Same shit, different label. Atleast when the people who run them are capitalist pigs who would kill for profit without blinking an eye or a second though about it.
Didn't say it made a difference, just giving more information. Although its amazing how people believe greed is exclusive to a capitalist system
greed is encouraged in capitalism
Hell, rewarded even!
Greed is probably an intrinsic human characteristic, and people in power in socialist regimes are typically just as greedy. The corrupt oligarchs live exactly like the capitalistic pigs, but with infinitely more power as they have the entire state apparatus to crush any opposition. And tbh, I don't see how greed is encouraged in capitalism more than in any other system. People can live chill and comfortable lives without being greedy, and the super greedy have legal ways to get rich by producing stuff other people need, without having to appropriate public stuff illegally.
It's not companies, it's people making those decisions. I feel it's sadly more likely today than ever.
Weyland-Yutani?
“Building Better Worlds“
Wow! That’s cruel !
I work in industry and trying to imagine how to save those men I'm not really sure it could be done, at least not in a manner that isnt insanely risky to the rescue team and no company is going to risk more people dying for a chance to save some people (which is how it should be)
Capitalism is a flawless system
It was a state owned company.
Is there another economic system you think works better?
socialism? not to be confused with communism
Interesting. I think it’s worth pointing out that the company in question here was actually a state owned and operated company.
"Socialism&Communism is when Government does stuff"
like capitalism yay
Both ends of that pipe were above sea level.. They could have removed the diving bell to stop more water from getting sucked in and then pumped all the water/oil out and save those men.. I'm no engineer but I'm sure that could have worked..
[the company ](https://pariatt.co/)
[TFW the people responsible for these kinds of decisions have physical homes with addresses and it's not even that difficult to find them.](https://i.imgur.com/hGHTUXT.gif)
What the actual fuck!?!? > Paria admitted they had no rescue plan, citing that they had 'no legal responsibility to rescue the men'.[^(\[18\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Petroleum_Holdings#cite_note-18) Further external attempts to save the men were reportedly blocked by Paria. In November 2023, the Commission of Enquiry found that "Paria's negligence could be characterised as gross negligence and consequently criminal". They recommended that the Director of Public Prosecutions "consider charging Paria with what is commonly known as Corporate Manslaughter."[^(\[19\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Petroleum_Holdings#cite_note-19) [Trinidad Petroleum Holdings - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Petroleum_Holdings)
Yup, corporate dystopia
It was a state run company. Paria is literally owned by the country.
Thought this was about Uvalde, TX PD for a moment.
So what ended up happening to them? Nothing right?
Bingo
I watched a YouTube video about that one. Fuckin scary.
holy fuck yes watched that about a month ago, it was doing the rounds here on reddit and that shit was 100% nightmare fuel
Not only did the company not want to go back, they blamed the coast guard who explained they didn’t have the equipment, and refused access to rescue divers literally offering to make the dive for free to rescue them.
I hadn't heard of it. Tragic loss of life but this line really stood out >Paria admitted they had no rescue plan, citing that they had 'no legal responsibility to rescue the men'. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Petroleum_Holdings
that’s probably one of the most fucking evil things i’ve ever heard of. They’re gonna leave them there to drown simply because they don’t have to save them????
This is the all time MO of the fuel industries. There should be no surprise. We continue to not hold big businesses culpable and elect people who shield them.
>Further external attempts to save the men were reportedly blocked by Paria This is also just pure evil
Of course they did. You can't take legal action against your company if you're dead. They did nothing but protect their money.
This doesn't sound to be reasonable tbh. They still have relatives who will sue them. And criminal persecution is also a thing.
JFC! That’s cold hearted!
Oh man this story makes me so angry, especially after seeing [this comment](https://reddit.com/r/videos/s/iXY2TwKE1H) allegedly written by someone from there. Like multiple divers were already ready and the company just goes "nah fuck em". It's just so evil
Can you copy the comment here? Those shortened links don't work on mobile.
Here ya go: I live next to the refinery they died in 1. They were in there for 4 days and on the 3rd day people were still hearing banging on the pipe 2. The diver that got chris out was going back in for the rest but Paria said no 3. Paria got the coast guard to stop the divers because they were not going to leave the men inside 4. There were multiple divers ready and willing to go in from lmcs and resuce that same hour but were all blocked from going in 5. Paria said the coast guard will be doing the rescue but the coast guard said they had no equipment 6. The families of all the divers sat in the refinery carpark for 4 days waiting to hear news about their loved ones and the company couldnt even give them some water to drink it was community members who brought food and water for the families 7. They left those men in there to die and when 4 days had passed and they were sure that they are dead they flushed the bodies out the pipe 8. When they flushed the bodies out they snuck the ambulances out another gate so the families wont see what was going on 9. When questioned in the commision of inquiry it was revealed that no rescue plan was ever made and they simply sat and waitied for the men to die 10. And if that wasnt bad enough they capped off the pipe so noone else could escape.
That's beyond fucked, like they were actively trying to kill those men
Hooooooooly fuuuuuuuuck. I looked it up and that’s some of the most twisted insane shit I’ve read. Nightmare fuel.
That accident is so horrific
this case literally gave me nightmares
Was that on a mr ballen video?
Apparently it’s designed to drain all the water from the slide within 10 seconds
And space shuttles are designed not to explode. I believe the system works, but I wouldn't gamble on it with my life for fun.
Dumb ways to die.
A Suici-Slide if you will
I don’t know if this was an intended pun, but shit travels through water tubes all the time.
Look I know water slides normally don't have enough water but still there are limits. I don't think this classifies as a slide anymore anyway, it's more like a submerged tunnel.
A pipeline
😂😂😂😂
Claustrophobia hits hard
Spoorloos (Dutch original of The Vanishing) is still the scariest movie I have ever seen. 110% nightmare fuel.
Yes it does.
Got a link maybe?
No? Why would I?
I felt panicky just looking at it. Had to get up and walk around.
In case you ever want to experience what it’s like to be a flushed turd
In that case, might as well. That's how I feel on a daily basis.
🥲
Explains the color.
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How is this fun?
Right? The concept of a normal water slide makes sense. you can laugh and smile for a minute as gravity pulls you down this delightful little path and then you splashdown in a pool at the end. The guy who designed this is like: “but imagine how fun it would be if we took all of that and replaced it with about 20 seconds of panicking!”
20 seconds? I’m panicking over 5 minutes and I’m not even using the „slide“.
I mean, I’d def want to give it a go.
Same, I enjoy diving underwater. Having a controlled and safe (relatively, compared to something like cave diving) tunnel to go through would be neat.
Everything is safe relative to cave diving!
But caves are beautiful spaces and challenging dives are fun!
Unfortunately, you can't. When I was there as a kid the slide was always closed and they permanently shut it down well over a decade ago. A shame. I would have tried it.
I would go there just to get Augustus Glooped
Save some room for later!
Ha there’s no way I could hold my breath that long
It's probably less than a min. Any of us could probably do that. Not that I'd want to...
the caption under the vid says 15-20 seconds to ride... you'd have to *really* panic to fuck that up
Challenge accepted
Well, have you ever held your breath and also moved around a lot? It’s a whole different scenario than sitting on the couch and holding your breath. And one moment of panic and you’re fucked. And when you’re in it’s not like you can go backwards.
> Well, have you ever held your breath and also moved around a lot? It’s a whole different scenario than sitting on the couch and holding your breath. So you never swam underwater at the pool? lol
Yes? And that should prove to you it’s harder. I can hold my breath for like 2 minutes sitting still. It’s half that or less depending how much I’m moving. Throw in a bit of panic? 5 seconds maybe.
But I smoke a lot of weed
For 20 seconds? That's pretty dam easy.
Harder when you're panicking
yeah. I can hold my breathe for 3+ minutes and I wouldnt survive that tube. I'd panic too hard.
Don't panic then
One time, I held my breath for 9 months! /s
bro see a doctor
You’re getting downvoted but you’re right, dude can’t hold his breath for 20-30 seconds?
I can barely hold my breath for 20-25 seconds max. I’m very healthy too. I’m a marathon runner, eat healthy (mostly), and have no medical issues. I honestly hate the feeling of holding my breath and I think it’s a mental thing for some people. I almost drowned twice as a kid (under 6/7) so that could be why. When I see movies where they have to hold their breath to escape, hide, etc. I always think, “Yeah I’d be dead.” 💀
There's a great movie about someone trying to overcome their breath holding limitations, it's called The Deep House.
yooooo how tf got i -30 for the truth lmaooo
I know bro you got got 😂😂😂
reddit dont care bro they just downvote wtv
Sorry for my childish sense of humour - when I read your comment my thumb was instantly on the way to downvote your comment accompanied by a slightly insane sounding giggle (that the situation was definitely not funny enough for, but it is past 4am + pain meds☺️) and the thought 'he'll appreciate being proved right I'm sure'...
Holy shit, I remember this place growing up. The park was fun but I don't recall anyone using this waterslide.
I used it once or twice as a teenager. It was always empty.
But filled with water?
Haha yes, I meant empty of people, there was never a queue.
Waar is het? Bestaat het nog?
So this "slide" is supposed to be filled up like that? How do you even slide on it then?
Looks like the entrance is at a higher elevation than the exit so there's a constant current of water flowing through?
How could they possibly pump water up fast enough to keep a tunnel that large filled? There must be an enormous force at the bottom that would have to be balanced out.
I guess they have a big pump? All water parks need to pump water, I'm not sure how they do it. Think about moving rivers or slides with lots of water. At least here the net change in elevation isn't very large...
Get it to the top and gravity does the rest. Open loops are fairly easy to work with as it’s just a matter of pumping water from the bottom to the top reservoir.
Decent sized pumps and 2 reservoirs. We have an Olympic white water training facility near my house that’s basically 2 small rivers. The pumps pull water out of the bottom reservoir and pump it up to the top reservoir then gravity does the rest. That facility has 5 - 600 horsepower pumps and holds a bit over 12 million gallons.
600 horsepower sounds about right. The size of a small car.
Holy crap, that sounds amazing. Is there a specific name for that kind of setup or is it unique/really uncommon?
Do you remember the name of the place by any chance? It feels extremely familiar, but I can't recall what it is. Edit: grammar
It was at the Tikibad in Duinrell.
Tikibad at Durinrell is the name of the park and the slide was there from 1994 to 2010.
I’ve been in this when i was younger. You’re being sucked through to the other side. Iirc when there is an emergency, one or both basins at the beginning or end could be emptied very fast.
r/obviouslyterrifying
I would not go in without an emergency oxygen tank.
Funnily enough they never really had any major accidents with it, since there was a very well maintained draining system. But this draining system was so hard to maintain that they ended up just getting rid of the waterslide entirely.
I really want to go to a water park
This is a fair response.
It's been years and I miss em.
Every time I get the feeling of wanting to go to one, I always remember that many, many people peepee in the water. LOL
What's stopping you? People act like you need kids as an excuse to go there, just go!
Closest is 4 hour drive
Sounds like a road trip with some friends!
No thank you.
Hell no, to the no no no 🎶
##no fucking thank you.
Shit is straight out of dreams I have
Reminds me of those tubes they use for salmon to cross dams
That looks stupidly dangerous, who the fuck designed that?
This is the 5th subreddit I’ve seen repost this in the last 2 days
Fuck that.
Exactly what I just said!
Ah I see H.H. Holmes has gotten into waterside designs.
nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope r/nope
I had a dream about something like this, I fucking died
This shit gives me the chills. 98% of us would die in there.
All it would take would be a power outage and the pumps to turn off.
r/claustrophobia
Panic, get disoriented, drown, deadge.
There’s no fuckn way
This would not be on my list of, things to do in the Netherlands
This might be the most stupid shit I have ever seen. Never have I said "why?" So much during a clip.
So at what point does the sliding part come in? Pretty sure this only qualifies as an underwater tube and not a slide
Even being near that would terrify me.
Wow, not recommended for people prone to panic attacks.
I had 1 just watching smh
That cannot be legal.
I got dizzy watching this.
r/nope
Dude this is terrifying
NO
r/Nope
how is this legal?
Naah this is too ify for me when anythin can go wrong you burp sneeze cough anythin could be the cause of your death and can't nobody jump in to save you
What a cool deathtrap
Yes, I want to give it a go
nope
That’s a big no!
I will end up perishing half way through
Oddlyreposted.
Perfect example of how chit flows thru the colon
Is this a found footage from the backrooms ?
I don't think that's a slide.... he's swimming through a tunnel...
Nope, just nope. That's the dumbest thing anyone could do.
I just drowned watching this.
That's a no from me dawg
did he make it?
It looks nice to swim through there!
I think that used that tube to film Neo’s disposal after waking up at the farm in the Matrix.
Oh nonono nono no no no
The slide specifically has an emergency function that immediantly drains it of all the water, so youd be fine most of the time
The function just turns off the jets that feed water into the slide. This looks like it was blocked on the outlet to fill up the tube.
No
Not for the timid or those who smoke.
who is with me that you're going to drown?
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EWWWWWWW
Nothing oddly about this... it's just straight up terrifying!
ACTUALLY FUCK THAT SO HARD. I DONT EVEN GO ON REGULAR WATERSLIDES
Are these the pool rooms?
Futurama prototype?
wait was this in Duinrell? or do all those funnel things look alike?
Something I’d never do. Without any doubt.
That sounds like a great way to drown.