Human chain flood rescue - GIF

[Altair]

Human chain flood rescue.




Previously:

Open pit mine flood - GIF
Flood breaching gated compound - GIF
Semi tanker drives through flooded road - GIF
Flood bike - photo
Flash flood swallows construction site - GIF

[mklotz]

Is that her phone in her mouth? And how did she get in a car in a raging torrent? Was she sitting in a parked car when a flash flood came out of nowhere or did she drive into a flood?

[WmRMeyers]

Is that her phone in her mouth? And how did she get in a car in a raging torrent? Was she sitting in a parked car when a flash flood came out of nowhere or did she drive into a flood?

That looks like a pack of cigarettes. And several gutsy people there, but not her. I hope she appreciated what they did for her.

[Saltfever]

Looks like a new 5G flip phone. Retail about $1,000 +/-$200. Not likely to be left behind.

[Inner]

Flash flood. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...scue/87907890/

[Jon]

[Frank S]

Those ants really work well together as a collective don't they.

[Duke_of_URL]

Who programmed them to do that?

[Paul Alciatore]

Mother Nature!

Evolution. Survival of the fittest. But one must wonder just how many generations it takes for such behavior to develop. I would guess it is well beyond tens of thousands, perhaps millions or more. First, one ant learned to draw a morsel of food back to the nest. Then, two grabbed the same morsel and fought over it. Then they learned not to fight, but cooperate. Etc.

The "learning" is not just getting a bright idea. It is a random process of changes in the genes, some better and others worse. And the ones with the better changes tend to have more offspring who survive. It is a slow process.

Who programmed them to do that?

[Saltfever]

25-30 ants in the 2 long strings . . . all of them pulling together. Is the pulling force 25x on that last ant that is hooked to the worm! Or is the pulling force much less and there are 25 of them just for endurance? Impressive grip too!