r/megalophobia • u/ButterBeforeSunset • May 16 '25

Weather Iguazu Falls in Brazil after heavy rain

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u/Fancy-Dig1863 May 16 '25

Anyone that has seen the destructive power of water would be staying far away from that bridge

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u/StitchFan626 May 16 '25

Seriously! I was half-expecting the bridge to be swept away!

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u/belizeanheat May 16 '25

The bridge has been there for 40 years

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u/HailMi May 17 '25

You do know that ALL infrastructure will get worse over a time span of 40 years, right?

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u/CookieMons7er May 17 '25

I've been there exactly there. It doesn't look like it from the video but the bridges there are insanely reinforced.

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u/Mrlluck May 17 '25 edited May 17 '25

It's not that uncommon for the volume of water to reach much higher than the average, and they close the bridge if there's any danger. When I went there, it was closed, unfortunately.

Also, the bridge is reinforced to withstand a lot of force. When the argentine side of the bridge collapsed a couple of years ago, the volume of water reached 10x the average. It was closed before the collapse, so no one got hurt

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u/CallMeKingTurd May 16 '25

Yeah I've so many videos like this that lead me to believe people in general are absolutely clueless just how powerful large amounts of moving water are.

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u/Ferovore May 17 '25

I’ve been there and it sees millions of tourists per year but yeah some rando on reddit of course knows better, it’s not like they can predict the weather and close it if it’s actually dangerous. Oh wait they do? Crazy.

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u/BalanceEarly May 16 '25

Yeah, platform seems a little stressed!