Thar She Blew (and dead is two)

[AssKissinger]

[SIZE="5"]Typhoon sweeps three from beach[/SIZE]



(old footage...but neat looking)

From correspondents in Tokyo

May 18, 2006

HIGH waves swept three students from near a beach in southern Japan as Typhoon Chanchu raged through East Asia, leaving one dead and another missing, officials said.

http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,19175269-5001028,00.html

[james]

for the students and their families, what were they doing at or near a beach during a typhoon, studying darwinism?

[MrUltimateGaijin]

whats with japanese and going to the beach/river during typhoons? Mass stupidity?

[Blah Pete]

whats with japanese and going to the beach/river during typhoons? Mass stupidity?

Kamakura gets some good waves during a typhoon. It is the only beach where the waves are ridable due to the angle of the coast.
Had some great times out there.

[AssKissinger]

whats with japanese and going to the beach/river during typhoons? Mass stupidity?

All I know is they worship umbrellas.

[otakuden]

for the students and their families, what were they doing at or near a beach during a typhoon, studying darwinism?

indeed. just weeding out the stupid people

[otakuden]

whats with japanese and going to the beach/river during typhoons? Mass stupidity?

unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how u look at it) it's a phenom not exclusive to japan. i've seen stupid people do some stupid shit in florida during hurricanes, and then people are shocked when they're hurt or killed. well, Duh!

[Mike Oxlong]

According to the local news, it was a sunny day where the boys were swimming. The typhoon passed well to the south of them. Unfortunately, sea swells caused by the typhoon reached the island and dragged the boys out into open water. Never turn your back on the sea...

[Greji]

indeed. just weeding out the stupid people

It's kind of a Logan's Run for Japan. Nobody knows why they do it, they just do. As soon as there is a typhoon or tsunami warning, they head for the beach and are completely surprised when a wave takes them to Fiji!

[otakuden]

It's kind of a Logan's Run for Japan. Nobody knows why they do it, they just do. As soon as there is a typhoon or tsunami warning, they head for the beach and are completely surprised when a wave takes them to Fiji!

kinda of like, cowabunga, right

[Mike Oxlong]

Update - locals tell me that the boys who died were part of a group from "mainland Japan" on a school trip, and were under the supervision of teachers from their school when the waves took them.

They were on Hateruma Island, IIRC.