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by DonHopkins 854 days ago
Prevention is the best policy. Here is a Dutch public service announcement showing some effective solutions to the recurring problem of "micturition syncope", that makes it necessary to pull bodies (usually men, often tourists) out of the dark dangerous canals of Amsterdam, including the "grachtenplastuit" and the "krachtige straal" techniques.

Plassen in de gracht? Doe het doordacht!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMPm3RnRBuk

How many people drown in Amsterdam’s canals?

https://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/2152-amsterdam-canals-drowning...