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		AmirS2 on July 29, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Spot the Drowning Child > normal to the rip tide as an engineer, I assumed this ('normal') meant across/perpendicular/90 degrees to the rip tide, not against it ... I believe 90 degrees to a rip tide is the correct thing to do ...

papercrane on July 29, 2015 [–]

Yes, that's what they meant. Rip tides aren't usually that wide. The best thing to do if you get caught in one is to remain calm and swim perpendicular to the current.

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