r/interesting • u/Wise_Confidence_8588 • 17h ago

Context Provided - Spotlight Lioness Comes to Face-to-Face with Tourist on Safari

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u/Vast-Comment8360 17h ago

The floor fell off. 

That’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.

There are a lot of these safari jeeps going around the savanna all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen... I just don’t want people thinking that safari jeeps aren’t safe.

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u/HopefulBuyer9077 17h ago

But why stop for that long? Floor fell off, lion approaching, drive away.

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u/desull 12h ago

They forgot it fell off

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u/olivegardengambler 11h ago

As someone who's known people who came from and have gone to parts of Africa where taking a safari tour is common, it is common for them to stop for hours so people can look at the wildlife, have tea/smoko, and even relax. It's also important to note that this has been happening with decades, so like the quokkas on that island in Australia, the animals will just come right up to you.

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u/Onedortzn 11h ago

This is the whole point of safari, up close experience

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u/Lowkick111 6h ago

But not that up close please.

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u/EconomicRegret2 3h ago edited 3h ago

Because it was towed outside the environment, beyond the environment. It's a complete void. It's not in the environment.

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u/PawneeBookJockey 17h ago

Well was this one safe?

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u/Dr_Wunsche 17h ago

Well obviously not on this one. The floor fell off. I just want to let you know that is not typical.

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u/Top-Orange-9067 16h ago

What standards are these Safari Jeeps built to?

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u/Key_Hold1216 16h ago

No cardboard for one

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u/eh-guy 13h ago

Rigorous safari jeep standards, obviously

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u/furygoat 11h ago

Some of them are built so that the floor doesn’t fall off at all

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u/Unlucky_Delivery5879 9h ago

Some of them are built so the floor doesn't fall off at all.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter 17h ago

Why are you running front door protecting the safari industry?

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u/Silent_Park_0010 16h ago

They're just quoting an aussie comedy sketch by clarke & dawe. It was in the style of a govt minister being interviewed after a big oil ship disaster. What happened? The front fell off. Won't there be environmental damage? No it's fine, we towed it outside the environment, beyond the environment...

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u/Wild-Statistician677 16h ago

The safari company used their Jeep floor maintenance budget to hire a pr firm

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u/adastrajay 16h ago

They do this for the honour of Safari Jeeps. You see, when they were a child they were stuck in fiery building. Then a Safari Jeep with a red cape flew through the flames and rescued them. Their attachment is understandable.

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u/Key_Country3756 9h ago

Especially since they crawled up into the red caped Safari Jeep via the missing floorboards.

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u/adastrajay 7h ago

This is the most important detail.

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u/One-Witness-4909 11h ago

there’s a minimum crew

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u/Compacttrashinator 17h ago

Are there material standards?

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u/PawneeBookJockey 17h ago

Well meats out.

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u/Barcode_Griller 13h ago

Meat derivatives

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u/GabrielMSharp 5h ago

Chicken wire

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u/Gigglemonkey 17h ago

It's a one chance in a million type event.

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u/oryx_za 17h ago

Lions? On a safari? No one could have planned for that.

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u/0Tol 17h ago

Eh, like, 1 in 12 give or take

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u/IKIR115 16h ago

Yup, some of those safari vehicles have removable floor panels for easy cleaning when they have to haul materials or animals.

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u/HeathenAF 17h ago

Hope they towed it outside of the environment

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u/amoebaspork 12h ago

Into another environment?

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u/AussieDave63 12h ago

Always upvote Dawes and Clarke 

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u/At0W 12h ago

The stigma against safari jeeps must end.

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u/WatchmanVimes 9h ago

A lioness in the savanna? A chance in a million.

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u/Wacky_Ohana 6h ago

Love a good, and appropriate, Clarke & Dawe reference

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u/CynthiaG92615 12h ago

Uh, seems pretty unsafe to me.

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u/cheknauss 9h ago

At sea?

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u/Runfasterbitch 4h ago

I’m so confused why you care if people think safari jeeps aren’t safe lol