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Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube
The ocean. I fell and got tossed around by some waves when I was very young and ever since I've had trouble in 'turbulent' water (fast moving rivers, lakes during bad weather, even wave pools when the waves get going). But the ocean is by far the worst. When I was in Hawaii as a kid I couldn't get in past my waist, and now I really don't even consider going in past my ankles.
The most destructive force on the planet and we treat it as a play thing.
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Well to be fair, I'd hardly recomend even good swimmers start messing around in fast (or slow for that matter) moving rivers unless you really understand the currents. Lakes during bad weather can be very unpredictable so to be in one during bad weather is a terrible idea. I'm very similar in Hawaii. More to do with sharks and second because of a fear of being swept away or just in danger. It makes me feel sick thinking about it. I can rationalize it away in large groups though. I've also been snorkling with a group when a few reef sharks starting swimming around underneath us. I managed to keep it together but the thought of something bigger like a Tiger or Bull shark sends me to the toilet
