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throwaway789663 t1_j25gclv wrote

Nope. :) I was just trying to explain that putting your feet down isn't really to keep you from coming into contact with things on the bottom but more to keep your foot from getting wedged or stuck between rocks. On the ground or otherwise.

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throwaway789663 t1_j25anyi wrote

I do a fair bit of white water rafting and can guarantee that the first thing a lot of people do is stick their feet down to stand. They say don't do this not so much to not hit the bottom but to keep your feet from getting stuck under/between rocks. The water pushes your head under and you drown.

I had a family member almost drown this way.

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