VIDEO: Cape Town winds turns waterfall into a water-fail
The powerful winds of the Western Cape strike again!
Anyone who has ever visited Cape Town knows that the winds down there are no joke.
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‘Die Kaapse Dokter’ is famous for good reason.
If you are unfamiliar with the strong and often brutal winds of the Cape, then this video will put things into perspective.
Now that winter has crept across the country, the winds, like the cold and rain, have increased.
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In a recent video that has been shared on social media, someone tried to capture a beautiful waterfall.
Only the waterfall was not really falling.
Watch the video below to see how the wind was wreaking havoc on the water feature:
And then this...
— ᑕᗩᑭE TOᗯᑎ (@CapeTown) July 7, 2024
Waterfall not falling. Wind of our #capeStorm ⛈️ is not playing around ...
Du Toitskloof TBC
📹 Tella Du Prez pic.twitter.com/QzlnDRG2Iq
It seems that in the Cape, the laws of science do not apply!
The response to the video, originally posted on TikTok by @telladuprrez, has been nothing short of hilarious:
I feel asif that's my life
— Jessica Lucy Gardner (@jeslllll) July 8, 2024
Whoever said water is the most powerful element hasn’t met Cape Townian wind.
— Roy Topol (@RoyTopol) July 8, 2024
I’ll never survive living in Cape Town during winter. Every year there’s always something new😭👍
— SIR. Kabelo Masia (@sirkabelomasia) July 8, 2024
Can you still call it a waterfall if it's not falling? 😂
— 🅾🅲🅷🆁🅸🆂🅾 (@chrisbestill) July 8, 2024
Another commenter mentioned that they have seen this quite often in the mountains between the Huguenot tunnel and the Rawsonville weighbridge.
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Main image courtesy of @telladuprrez/TikTok