Is there no way they could have gotten up on each other's shoulders? Three or four people could have gotten one up there to lower the ladder. Or am I misintrpreting how easy/hard it would be to get up on each other's shoulders?
shareOne word: buoyancy... If there is nothing for the person on the bottom to stand on, then they are just going to sink. If they get on each others shoulders they are just going to keep sinking and sinking unless there is a bottom for the person to stand on. They needed leverage.
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As the previous poster said, they would just sink more than the one on top would gain above the water surface, so it wouldnt be enough.
However. As I was thinking when I saw the movie, if they had taken the two strongest men, put their arms on each other shoulders, then have two others do the same, but have their arms above the two guys, creating a "cross", and then the two last ones so you have bascially 6 arms to stand on, the smallest girl should be able to climb up on it, without them loosing too much float. As we then have 6 people they should be able to hold her until she can stand up and reach to railing.
Dont know if it would work, but I feel it should anyway.
Some might find me morally challenged or morally ambigious. I prefer morally creative.
As we then have 6 people they should be able to hold her until she can stand up and reach to railing.6 people plus the climbing girl = 7 people. But there were only 6 people in the film. share
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Thought the same thing but then figured it was impossible
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This was very possible actually. One guy could have held onto the dolphin, while wearing the life jacket, while the others helped one of the girls to climb onto his shoulders. It would have been easy as pie...
shareThis idea got me thinking too, as I have a boat (though nowhere near as nice as that one!). It's not just a matter of buoyancy, but thrust. If the men formed themselves into a close group and began paddling to drive themselves upwards, could they develop enough thrust to enable one of the young women to stand on their shoulders and reach the deck? They'd need a combined thrust of about 100lbs just to keep her feet at the waterline even without the help of buoyancy. That doesn't seem like much for 4 fit young guys.
Maybe I'll put it to the test when the weather warms up!
The best way to get up would have been to do like those synchronized swimmers. They are able to propelled each other 5 to 10 feet above water. So a crude method would be for two or three of those guys to embrace one another and kick furiously to stay afloat while one of the girls climb on them as quick as possible to grab hold.
I thought the rope method with all the clothes were good. The life jacket had a long strap to take apart to use as well. They had a knife so they could have dug some grip holds into the boat.
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Maybe I'll put it to the test when the weather warms up!
It would never work. The bottom guy would start sinking and bring down everyone on top of him!! Think about it. If you are in a pool with the bottom to stand on, you can do it.
Not in the ocean where the bottom is 20 feet below you.
Yes, it sounds like it could work but even if the top woman only needed a few seconds, each time someone stood on the bottom person he would sink lower and lower and probably drown.
I am sure the writers already figured it couldn't work.
But I am positive that large boats and yachts have a way to lower a small set of steps from outside the boat! For safety reasons to prevent this from happening.
The main set of steps have to be folded down. Question is where were these hidden steps and how do you get them to come down.
Remember that some guy said there is a square on the side of the boat?
That was the emergency stairs but they couldn't get it open.
But I am positive that large boats and yachts have a way to lower a small set of steps from outside the boat! For safety reasons to prevent this from happening.
I didn't see any indication in this film that these were "boating/yachting" people. Even Dan didn't indicate that he had actually taken his boss' yacht out before, just flashed a picture of it to potential "victims" of his tales.
So, they weren't necessarily stupid, but they were all definitely ignorant.
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> Someone rich enough to afford a yacht should not be dumb enough to jump off it without lowering the ladder, or even fall off given basic boatmanship training
Unfortunately, falling off would still be the problem. No matter how careful you are, falling off is always a possibility. That's why they make life preservers.
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it wouldn't have worked everyone would have just sunk below when stood upon it doesn't matter if all of them had teamed up so one of the girls could had climbed on everyone would have just gone under, it wouldn't work
shareIn reality, I'm sure they would have found a way. In my opinion, two men could have created a platform for the smallest woman to stand on without sinking, she then could have stretched and climbed up. Water provides good gravity.
shareI feel like almost nobody in this thread has ever gone swimming.
shareWell, I've drowned a few times...
shareJust watched this movie and was very frustrated. I know they couldn't have gotten back on the boat easily b/c then there'd be no movie, but still, it was hard to watch these goobers.
My thoughts:
I think the standing on the shoulders bit was the way to go. How about this, get Dan or Zach to stab those 2 knives, shoulder width apart, really deep into the side (not the bow or stern) of the boat and hold onto them. That will give them something to brace against while someone climbs on their shoulders. They wont need their feet touching the ground for leverage, all their weight will be shifted to their arms. They look strong enough to support someone like that.
Have another guy, or lightweight Michelle, climb up and stand on their shoulders. They should be able to reach the top and climb over the side.
That sounds feasible, right?