It's astounding to watch. The guy filming can no doubt see that the water is coming with great force, it is simple common sense that it's not going to just stop where it was before. I can understand the human curiosity to go down to look where they wouldn't normally have the chance to view but first sight of that water coming in makes it clear it's time to run for the hills.
The father was on German television a couple weeks later! Most amazing thing? The casualties were surprisingly(fortunate)not that high. To my knowledge the family is OK, do not worrie. Cheers buddies, take it easy, love and peace to the world and thanks for the concerns, thank you.
People didn't run because the wave didn't "look" threateningly high at first...they probably thought it would disperse at the shoreline. The first warning sign (if you are ever on the shore) is when you start to see a large amount of the sea retreating and can see quite a bit of the sea floor. These people didn't know until the wave was almost on top of them!
@JFguitar22 surfing waves are bigger but they dont come in groung, tsunami waves are big and they come by hundreds with an amazing force, its the ocean coming into the land basically
Guys, I seriously doubt you'd be running away until the last minute back then. Sure, now that you know wtf happens when the ocean recedes like that, you know it's time to run. Personally, I would have stood a long while too, thinking "olol WTF" - AND THEN run after seeing that ship getting devoured by the waves. If I were there at that tragic day, however.
This is why I don't go the beach to get wasted anymore. lol imagine me and my college friends at the beach: "Woah dude, the water is like, mad at us for being here" -- "yeah dude, totally" XD
You know this may sound really heartless but heart has nothing to do with this comment, only sensibility. Anyway, I have never once felt sorry for the people affected by tsunamis or volcanos or avalanches because people know the possibilities. People know that there is a good chance of disasters happening, and to put yourself right in the path of danger, to LIVE in the path of danger, well why should it suprise me or sadden me when it happens? They were asking for trouble.
@miamoore66879 now because of this tsunami in 2004- the idea of what a tsunami would even look like is on our minds, so of course I agree, NOW I'd get the hell outta there! but if I had never even seen one, I'd just think at the time that it was just a big wave that would crash at any point.....maybe would come in a bit further than the others, but not turn into the devastating tsunami which did occur.....
. Very sad. He wasn't really even running himself and you could hear a Baby in the background. The footage is indespensible to researchers-I believe it shows how the water hits the shelf as it approaches - you can see huge plumes of water crashing upward - the color change is defined. How those on shore just stood there as they saw the boats capsized is beyond me-no noise, screaming-othing=mesmerized in watching something they were never meant to see. ////
On the other hand, people who have no choice but to live in on dangerous terrain such as an Island with little or no elevation change where a tsunami can easily overwhelm the whole island... thats a different story altogether. That's when I can sympothize with them.
you can't fault people for not knowing what to do--i mean, how many people have ever seen a tsunami in their lives? and i mean, the thing about a tsunami is that it is not one "huge" wave, but rather, a series of smaller but tremendously fast ones. i'm sure that if someone saw a giant wall of water coming their way they would run (at least i hope so)
@miamoore66879 Most people were not aware that it was a tsunami to begin with. Don't forget that before the tsunami occurred, all the water receded into the ocean so people went out onto the sand, and little children played. The problem with a tsunami is that the signs of there being one are often very subtle, and obviously to a German tourist who has no experience with tsunamis, you can't really judge their decisions. There are bigger waves here in Australia that are not tsunamis.
I heard the waves were as high as 35m in places. Does anyone have any of those videos, because I still am unable to mentally get a picture in my head as to why so many people died.
33 feet tall in some places. bill_788: the quake moved the world 4 inches bill_788: "The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis."
alot of ppl actually think tsunamis are just larger waves but actually they have the entire forve of kms of water behind them. its like comparing a push bike crashing into u to a freight train
It's hard to imagine that someone could view such destruction as was shown in the video posted, and then be so cruel as to leave insensitive, rude or even racist comments of ANY kind as a result!! (well, I CAN believe it, I just wish I didn't have to) Makes believing in your fellow man difficult, even in situations where the rest of the people involved come together in ways they never dreamed possible... to their benefit. Only faith in Jesus allows us to understand otherwise unfathomable events.
I also understand that no Japanese tourist were killed. When they saw the tide go out so far they all headed for the hills because they knew what was coming.
Dios mio!! como es posible que las personas ignoren el peligro a un tsunami cuando esta expuesto el lecho marino? Hay que ver lo que hace la curiosidad del hombre para enfrentar la naturaleza. Que descansen en paz todas las personas que murieron ese fatídico día .
People probably didnt run because they dont really experience tsunamis like that and cant possibly know the signs. For example, the camera man. Probably European. i dont think Tsunamis are quite that common over there. So its not fair to call some1 stupid
They're wondering what that is because the perspective of that side of the tsunami is barely seen on footage. I bet you'd be like wth is that and hang out there on the beach as well.
das boat. das fisher boat. das boat militare. (heading out to sea, perhaps they even went into shore to warn das fisher boat, or perhaps they had actually hoped to rescue the occupants in time ) I think the last two words is "go inside".
I wonder if anyone survived from that group of really unknowing people-"what is that :" sounds the same in German as in English! How terribly sad - it took triple the time that it took in other areas to approach shore (3+ minutes) but was far larger than ones that destroyed everything - I kinda doubt anyone made it through-maybe they found this camera in wreckage and little by little they developed all the film they could find that people took before dying. ////
If you listen to the German they don't know what it is and are wondering what is happening. She asks if a problem and he say Na, though then questions.
It's astounding to watch. The guy filming can no doubt see that the water is coming with great force, it is simple common sense that it's not going to just stop where it was before. I can understand the human curiosity to go down to look where they wouldn't normally have the chance to view but first sight of that water coming in makes it clear it's time to run for the hills.
The father was on German television a couple weeks later! Most amazing thing? The casualties were surprisingly(fortunate)not that high. To my knowledge the family is OK, do not worrie.
Cheers buddies, take it easy, love and peace to the world and thanks for the concerns, thank you.
He survived with his wife and two young children heard in the video. It was on the Channel 4 Tsunami documentary. amazing escape though.
Ocean: you down to play chicken ?
Guy: Breathes Heavily
When you see the locals run like in the movies.. YOU RUN TOO !!
People didn't run because the wave didn't "look" threateningly high at first...they probably thought it would disperse at the shoreline. The first warning sign (if you are ever on the shore) is when you start to see a large amount of the sea retreating and can see quite a bit of the sea floor. These people didn't know until the wave was almost on top of them!
nice the boats and the sailors are just stting there
@JFguitar22 surfing waves are bigger but they dont come in groung, tsunami waves are big and they come by hundreds with an amazing force, its the ocean coming into the land basically
Guys, I seriously doubt you'd be running away until the last minute back then. Sure, now that you know wtf happens when the ocean recedes like that, you know it's time to run.
Personally, I would have stood a long while too, thinking "olol WTF" - AND THEN run after seeing that ship getting devoured by the waves. If I were there at that tragic day, however.
It kills me to see people standing there watching when they could be running to find safety!
RUN!!!
This is why I don't go the beach to get wasted anymore. lol imagine me and my college friends at the beach: "Woah dude, the water is like, mad at us for being here" -- "yeah dude, totally" XD
You know this may sound really heartless but heart has nothing to do with this comment, only sensibility. Anyway, I have never once felt sorry for the people affected by tsunamis or volcanos or avalanches because people know the possibilities. People know that there is a good chance of disasters happening, and to put yourself right in the path of danger, to LIVE in the path of danger, well why should it suprise me or sadden me when it happens? They were asking for trouble.
@miamoore66879 now because of this tsunami in 2004- the idea of what a tsunami would even look like is on our minds, so of course I agree, NOW I'd get the hell outta there! but if I had never even seen one, I'd just think at the time that it was just a big wave that would crash at any point.....maybe would come in a bit further than the others, but not turn into the devastating tsunami which did occur.....
. Very sad. He wasn't really even running himself and you could hear a Baby in the background. The footage is indespensible to researchers-I believe it shows how the water hits the shelf as it approaches - you can see huge plumes of water crashing upward - the color change is defined. How those on shore just stood there as they saw the boats capsized is beyond me-no noise, screaming-othing=mesmerized in watching something they were never meant to see. ////
when you see ships roll over it's time to get out of there genius!
Is that the first of the monster wave that follows it? If not, it's still pretty severe.
das Boot ist gekentert!!!
Ist das denn ein kleiner Tsunami oder so???
On the other hand, people who have no choice but to live in on dangerous terrain such as an Island with little or no elevation change where a tsunami can easily overwhelm the whole island... thats a different story altogether. That's when I can sympothize with them.
No one can stop the mother nature...it's horrible, and very scary.
you can't fault people for not knowing what to do--i mean, how many people have ever seen a tsunami in their lives? and i mean, the thing about a tsunami is that it is not one "huge" wave, but rather, a series of smaller but tremendously fast ones. i'm sure that if someone saw a giant wall of water coming their way they would run (at least i hope so)
@miamoore66879 Most people were not aware that it was a tsunami to begin with. Don't forget that before the tsunami occurred, all the water receded into the ocean so people went out onto the sand, and little children played. The problem with a tsunami is that the signs of there being one are often very subtle, and obviously to a German tourist who has no experience with tsunamis, you can't really judge their decisions.
There are bigger waves here in Australia that are not tsunamis.
I heard the waves were as high as 35m in places. Does anyone have any of those videos, because I still am unable to mentally get a picture in my head as to why so many people died.
I know a guy who watched a tsunami and didnt know what it is! If i ever see something like this you hear only :"Miip Miip!!" xD
By 2:00 i would allready be running LOL
no, its just a really big and long wave caused by an earthquake and going miles into the shore
was this the tsunami from 2004?
did this guy survive
They r not running because they do not yet know excately what is happening,or is about to happen
At 2:36 that boat gets swallowed! Damn I would hate to have been on that boat.
33 feet tall in some places.
bill_788: the quake moved the world 4 inches
bill_788: "The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis."
alot of ppl actually think tsunamis are just larger waves but actually they have the entire forve of kms of water behind them. its like comparing a push bike crashing into u to a freight train
the irony in this video makes me feel sick....i wish everyone wouldve evacuated to higher ground instead of watching...
It's hard to imagine that someone could view such destruction as was shown in the video posted, and then be so cruel as to leave insensitive, rude or even racist comments of ANY kind as a result!! (well, I CAN believe it, I just wish I didn't have to) Makes believing in your fellow man difficult, even in situations where the rest of the people involved come together in ways they never dreamed possible... to their benefit. Only faith in Jesus allows us to understand otherwise unfathomable events.
no turner60 or whoever is right. look closely at 2:36 and you clearly see a small boat being crushed by the wave.
could you imagine surfing those waves
its weird how the tide just dissappears before a tsunami hits
I also understand that no Japanese tourist were killed. When they saw the tide go out so far they all headed for the hills because they knew what was coming.
God Bless all those poor people.
They survived...they was guests in a german show
did u notice people were already running even when waves were way out there. they knew.
did you here the baby cry on sec 35
Dios mio!! como es posible que las personas ignoren el peligro a un tsunami cuando esta expuesto el lecho marino? Hay que ver lo que hace la curiosidad del hombre para enfrentar la naturaleza. Que descansen en paz todas las personas que murieron ese fatídico día .
cadê o barquinho?
People probably didnt run because they dont really experience tsunamis like that and cant possibly know the signs. For example, the camera man. Probably European. i dont think Tsunamis are quite that common over there. So its not fair to call some1 stupid
Ahh this is the part where you RUN LIKE HELL!!!
@aretnap11 This is 2004 tsunami..
They're wondering what that is because the perspective of that side of the tsunami is barely seen on footage. I bet you'd be like wth is that and hang out there on the beach as well.
Do they think they could out run a tsunami or what?
For heavens sake.. Run people... RUN!! :'(
omg and they are standing and watching and the guy asks what is this...??? it's one big tsunami runnnnnnn,,,.....
Poor fishermen at 2:35. The Thai marine are doing the best thing they can do - steering the boats right into the wave.
Not if you don't live on the coast [?]
that... that's just awfull, I wish it didn't happen
Well this video just prepared 510K people for a tsunami...
das boat. das fisher boat.
das boat militare. (heading out to sea, perhaps they even went into shore to warn das fisher boat, or perhaps they had actually hoped to rescue the occupants in time )
I think the last two words is "go inside".
If i was there i would be heading for the hills
yea that was time for him to run when he stopped recording lol
You can run but cant hide.
hahahaha WAS IS DAS
very funny
el que grabo esta VIVO??? supongo?
"was ist das? was ist das?" - hauptschule??
dude, you are lucky
You can't run from nature.
man its scary there just watchingh it they could get far away and worn people..
I wonder if anyone survived from that group of really unknowing people-"what is that :" sounds the same in German as in English! How terribly sad - it took triple the time that it took in other areas to approach shore (3+ minutes) but was far larger than ones that destroyed everything - I kinda doubt anyone made it through-maybe they found this camera in wreckage and little by little they developed all the film they could find that people took before dying. ////
Umm...what you guys dont see the big ass tsunami coming your way? This is the time for running. Like..now.
Sorry, your warning is 2,5 years too late... RIP all the victims of this tsunami...
Lesson for the day? If your wife tells you the earthquake has affected the ocean maybe fucking listen to her.
omg frikin god indeed imagine the feAR of seeing that
Did this guy die or what
this is scary to watch.
im sorry.
If you listen to the German they don't know what it is and are wondering what is happening. She asks if a problem and he say Na, though then questions.
The camera work drove me bonkers.
December 26th 2004 r.i.p
The military ship...damn
god bless and its scary
wow...respect to the people who past away on that day..
though nothin cmopared to 2004 indonesia.
that part at 1:21, i'd be audi right then
Boze!!!!!!!
unheimlich!!!!!!
Id be getting my ass outta there!
hahaha, ya u'r right..
omg. horrible.
@CubanLUVash sd cards + water = still working
wtf runnnnnnnnn man!
OMG!
runnnnnnnnnn!
alrite we r goin to die in 2012 for sure
死ぬぞwwwwwww