: I find it a bit un-nerving to
: see a kayaker let their paddle out of their hand while on the
: water.

So it would freak you out a bit to see whitewater kayakers get side surfing on Swimmer's Hole on the Lower Youghiogheny river set their paddle in the water on the upstream side, watch it pass under their kayak and come up on the downstream side right next to their kayak in the recirculation from the hydraulic then, I guess...

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