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Low tides and high tides in the UK
Photos by English photographer Michael Marten. His book “Sea Change” present 53 of these diptychs, arranged as a clockwise journey around Britain.
FrecklesIRL
I love the boat skeleton.
GeorgeaBludwo
OH GOD! ALL THOSE PEOPLE... DROWNED IN AN INSTANT!
puppymonkeybaby
TIL: Britain has two options. Drought, or flood.
missydisaster
As someone who's never been to the ocean, this happens EVERY DAY??
Kynlo
And during both, we will get banned from using our hosepipes.
colourblindchameleon
This is SO true.
KingGummyBear
Nature you glorious bastard you
CoffeePleaseee
this terrifies me
martyn101
As a Britain TIL other countries don't have tides? Dodgy road is Holy Island. http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2528/5809654626_95655bd12a_z.jpg
wishicouldthinkofsomethingclever
As a Wisconsinite the concept of tides is vague and somewhat foreign having limited exposure to the ocean (I've seen it twice now!)
MissMeliss
http://www.bayoffundytourism.com/things_to_do/ecozones/highest_tides.php New Brunswick... bitches.
TheBlackParade
Well, we have tides in America, but I don't believe any get as extreme as some of those do
aaaaaaha
No, we just don't build and pave at low tide.
TheBlackParade
Ah
Joshiraptor
I HAVE BEEN TO AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE! LYME REGIS!
PaleGreenHarlequin
I recognise some of those! Cornwall has a pretty high tidal range.
handdukey
TIL Britain turns into Waterworld once a day
crazycatlesslady
*twice a day. Our tide comes in twice in every 24 hours, time and length depending on time of year.
handdukey
*Twice a day, shit. I know nothing of the sea and her mysteries
jennyrenren
It's why all us brits have webbed feet and gills.
icwutudidere
Note to self. Don't fall asleep on the beach at low tide.
DharmaBum59
incoming tides and waves are the subjects for many of my nightmares
FellowRotter
Seeing this gives me the chills because I have a fear of the ocean... but I couldn't look away...
BoneDuchess
All I can think of "The Woman in Black."
kitten1323
Same here. That movie was creepy as fuck
MrGoodhouse
TIL not to fall asleep on a british beach
Berethian
Nice "beaches" you have there, England - Regards, Australia
AwakeAndDreaming
As a Canadian living along the Bay of Fundy: cute.
biblio
There's an island in Britain with a road to it that is submerged at high tide. Can't remember where now though. Dammit, brain.
kesselrunfun
Burgh Island, in South Devonshire, where I happen to live. There's a hotel on the island, which was a setting for a Monsieur Poirot mystery
Locaha
There's Lindisfarne off the north east coast that can only be reached at low tide.
ajmonkfish
Holy island is the famous one, Why it hasn't been a horror film location idk.
yazwho
Remember when growing up we got stuck on Mersea Island because of the high tide. http://merseaartgroup.webs.com/Crossing%20the%20Strood.JPG
Shamorza
You don't need brain, you need Google.
Probablylucy
Theres plenty of places in the uk that you can only walk to at low tide. There's a castle off of whitby that's like this.
BananasaurusRex
There's a cool place in Saint John NB where the rising tide causes a river ("falls") to change direction.
lyinginbedmon
England: Where "high tide" means "an entire friggin island is temporarily underwater"
JustVan
Dammit, Moon Moon!
ISeeWhatIDidThere
Dammit moon moon.
SpaceTimer8032
I see what you did there
redlorryyellowlorry
I giggled.
nooneeverwas
This.. This is clever.
ajmonkfish
Very good sir.
SafeNafe
I read this and thought "a bit random" and scrolled on by. Then later it hit me "The moon affects/causes tides!!" Came back to tell you & +1
ISeeWhatIDidThere
Thank you, thank you. And it's actually both the moon and the sun that cause the tides, but jokes are better when they're simple and quick.
mrmadbugger
YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT.
millhouseisnotameme
https://thescienceclassroom.wikispaces.com/file/view/Tides.gif/226176896/355x266/Tides.gif
TehAccountant
Thanks bill
DagothWit
+1 for you. That guy is an idiot.
imalaserpewpew
TIL: The British don't use the Sun
capillano
no they use metric.
Malz42
What is this 'Sun' you speak of? Is this the mystic orb of fire in the sky? The skyre spoke of such an object.
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
As a British person: The what?
DuneMafia
It's about as much useful as a star at night, so don't worry about it.
MepHiii
Haven't you heard of The Sun?
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
Oh, the newspaper? But why *would* it be in these sorts of pictures?
chbarts
The only use The Sun for the Page Three Girl.
Stevedave89
The page three girls thoughts box is the best thing I've ever seen.
Aevic
TIL Britain needs to support efforts to stop global warming or they are doomed.
Kynlo
Have you been living under a rock with your fingers in your ears? How the hell did you not know this previously?
FruitoftheLoomis
Ever wondered what the beach would look like if all the water in the ocean just vanished instantaneously? How cool would that be to explore!
Zalophus
I would imagine most of it would look a lot like salt flats with canyons.
coolerdays
It would smeell so bad!
foulmouthedruffian
My god, that's ALL I could think of while looking at these pictures. The smell... THE SMELLLLLL *vom*
youaregoingtohavesomenewclothes
anyone remember that Nickelodeon show from the early 90's called Maple Town (I think)? They did that. It WAS awesome. And a cartoon.
CrispSandwiches
You have no idea how much time I spend falling asleep at night thinking about this. THE PIRATE SHIPS! THE FUCKING PIRATE SHIPS!
btjX
There is a documentary that is about this scenario; don't know the name anymore though.
Sfx6C
What about now?
TannhasserGate
did you ever find out the name ?
relevantrelevance
The mid atlantic ridges would be cool to explore.
pooptallica
Piles of dead fish just everywhere...
SarahPattycakes
imagine all the shipwrecks 0_0 it would be eerie and beautiful and stunning.
DasDovian
ever been to Death Valley?
Damnyousalazar
If all the boring fish went away and left us with just giant squid and Nessie, too. That shit would be great for spelunking.
PurpleThomas
Ahem, as a Canadian, this ain't got nothing on the Bay of Fundy.
bienla
Here here!
mariocynic
Apologise for that right now!
doyourworst
To the google!!!
keifs
Hey shut up, we don't have much :(
SirChadwellHeath
Fairly close, 15m range in the Severn estuary
mazing3
Living in moncton, i am really close!
BlindKing
http://gdl2011.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Bay-of-Fundy-high-and-low-tides.jpg
DuneMafia
I just love the Cape Breton Highlands. Beautiful place.
dogalog
I didn't know these were all from Britain and I was lookin for us. Camp at Blomidon every summer, love those tides!
kikikitty
You will notice despite the tide level our British weather remains the same; Cloudy with a chance of miserable.
Kynlo
Usually I would agree, but today was 22c and fucking B.E.A.UTIFUL...tomorrow...will probably snow or something.
spork14
i saw three blue skies.
TheyHidInTheDayAndAteGuavas
You know, so many people will not realise you're joking
student6
So, what you are saying is that when I move there in 2 weeks I will get to enjoy some nice cloud cover and sprinkles all day...?
AdorableEvil
Having lived in Northern California for 4 years, I'll take it over this oppressive heat and life-suckingly-dry air.
Valewalker
it's all about the humidity in NC
AdorableEvil
I grew up in Alabama. I'm acclimated to humidity.
73mustang
Only at high tide it seems.
anSSLerrorhasoccuredandasecureconnectiontotheservercannotbemade
On a diet of grey clouds, drizzle; potatoes and fish fingers, we managed to control two thirds of the world. *puff pipe*
dontbethatguyokay
meatballs*
borislives
It's been sunny for 4 days on the pembrokeshire coast this week. Up until today that is.
tritoch
Cloudy with a *guarantee of miserable.
megatrep
Would you like your tea with a side of miserable?
kikikitty
Indeed! Oh and one lump of sugar please old chap.
trexasaur
This might make me stop complaining about the weather in Minnesota
ImperialMince
Miserable weather at beautiful locations and yet Blackpool looks bright and sunny as ever. Book must be broken!
justanotheroneofthosegenericlongusernames
Hey, we need something to complain about. On the one day every 3 years that it is actually sunny, we all complain it's too hot.
phlat6
Well yeah... it's still humid. That's no fun.
Kynlo
Like today...today was too damn hot.
Kynlo
Albeit really beautiful outside for once.
justanotheroneofthosegenericlongusernames
Haha I still managed to complain, about being stuck inside working when it was actually nice outside for once
Kynlo
I was stuck in the car driving around from 8am till 6pm, so I got to take in quite a fair bit of Vitamin D xD!
theh8ed
The Beatles were so excited the one time they saw the sun that they had to write a song about it...
m0thballs
OMG
ThisCommentIsNowPropertyOfTheSontaranEmpire
I can just imagine a visiting American telling them to calm down. "It's alright. It's alright."
mmulvin1243
im from the Cleveland area... i feel your pain
Bromato
I am so sorry :(
iamireland
So why couldn't Stephanie Meyers' shitty vampires have settled there instead?
kikikitty
Hey! You don't wish things like that on anyone, its just mean!
iamireland
I'm sorry v.v
Tooexforbee
"Ninety-two percent of our days are overcast so as a nation we're infused with a wistful melancholy."
creepcrab4711
same in ireland
ajmonkfish
At least we have Argos.
TheyHidInTheDayAndAteGuavas
I take great comfort from their chav infested plastic chairs
ajmonkfish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggOa9aSG-Ow&feature=youtube_gdata_player was what I was getting at.
TheyHidInTheDayAndAteGuavas
Argos with its laminated book of dreams :D that's fucking brilliant :)
ajmonkfish
To catch the tears of joy. BB ftw.
zimgodo
Don't take it for granted. In Malaysia, it's 40 degrees celsius. And it's 85%/yr of chance having that same weather. And it's 90% humidity.
nuncarelevante
If feels like you have to walk a mile to reach water at low tide in Blackpool
CaptainLudd
Sometimes you actually DO have to walk a mile at low tide in stockport
JonnyEl
OH GOD! ALL THOSE PEOPLE... DROWNED IN AN INSTANT!
floocat
Is that a statue in 4/5?
CaptainNeckbeard
Yes, we hate our artisty people.
sollenwir
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/6428935.stm
Yosepi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Place
satanismybitch
I was told that UK has shite beaches. Those look fucking epic
whatdons
+1 for shite
SimbaYouDeliberatelyDisobeyedMe
TIL (sober) people still use "epic." Unless you're not sober. Which is probably the case
satanismybitch
Its use is rare in my vocabulary. But, every once in a while, a special moment occurs where my brain tells my hand to type it.
putsmartiestubesoncatslegsmakethemwalklikerobots
fistral beach in cornwall is world renowned!
hette
They're cold and mucky, though.
colourblindchameleon
Who the hell told you the UK has shite beaches? I live in Bournemouth... 8 miles of this...
Kynlo
I have been there!
Faelyia
I wasn't aware we had a bad reputation for beaches either, the only fault I have with my local beach (Weymouth) is the number of grockles.
Vantia
I'm from Dorchester...HAI! And yeah, Weymouth is packed in the summer, it gets kinda ridiculous. The rides are fun though.
Faelyia
Note: grockle = a slightly negative term for tourist. Not really sure if it's used outside of the south west.
DeusExSpockina
Seriously, can someone verify that Dover really is that fucking pretty?
Lemdog
Devon and Cornwall are picturesque. Great surfing beaches, estuaries, rock pools, cliffs, caves... I'm retiring there hands down.
Kynlo
I can verify. I love Dover/Devon/Cornwall. Spent a lot of time down that side of the country.
putsmartiestubesoncatslegsmakethemwalklikerobots
All beautiful places, but dover is very far from devon and cornwall! i live 20mins from dover and 6 hours from cornwall! different coasts!
Kynlo
Still less time than it would take me :P - I am up in East Lancashire hehe
sweetscience
Rossendale?
putsmartiestubesoncatslegsmakethemwalklikerobots
i'll forgive you then! i guess it's all proportional:L good to see another english imgurer!
Kynlo
the one in Blackpool (#10/11 with the tower and pier) is 30 miles from me, and trust me...it is horrible...HORRIBLE.
satanismybitch
like whor-able or horrible?
Kynlo
Both.
CaptainLudd
As i said, don't ever speak bad of Blackpool. its a holy site for Northerners
sonead
It's all about Whitby
EnglishGent
As someone from Blackpool its pretty much a shit heap
Kynlo
I am a northerner :P (East Lancashire)
whyteraven74
Doesn't that describe Blackpool as a whole though?
EnglishGent
Yep (Source: I'm from Blackpool)
EnglishGent
I'm 2 minutes away (literally 100m from the Promenade). It's hilarious watching people come from a day out and leave with disappointment
Kynlo
Haha, I used to live there, I hated every moment of it.
crazycatlesslady
on holiday to Scotland and went to a sea loch beach and their were dolphins and rainbow trout swimming around us in the loch :) (2)
crazycatlesslady
*there. god damn.
satanismybitch
*Goddamn, lol.
crazycatlesslady
I am filled with fail tonight.
MrYibble
Try the water, see how fresh and cool it really is
crazycatlesslady
It was the first time I properly got sunburnt, so the water was v. refreshing! The water was so clear, you could see everything :)
MrYibble
You mean you didnt freeze your..... wait, sunburnt in Scotland???
crazycatlesslady
I speaketh the truth.
ChillaAquila
Must've been beautiful until they froze in place
crazycatlesslady
really depends on where abouts in the UK. Essex beaches = disgusting. Welsh and Scottish beaches = the most beautiful experience. I went (1)
skellious
The south coast of England has some stunning beaches.
skellious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4r_a5adehs - your first mistake was choosing Essex xD
crazycatlesslady
I can't help being raised in Essex :( haha
satanismybitch
I have several cats, I could mail you one.
crazycatlesslady
please, do.
McTooty
Not all beaches in Essex are crap. Frinton has a nice beach.
crazycatlesslady
Frinton is okay I suppose, once found one a little way up the coast to Walton that was nice. Still not nice compared to places like Cornwall
DuneMafia
Is Whitstable in Essex or Kent? It has the most horrible beach I've ever been to.
crazycatlesslady
Kent. Basically around the London adjoining counties they're horrible because the Victorians ruined them.
mitchellway
SOUTHEND BEACH GIVES YOU AIDS
McTooty
Kent. But I love Herne Bay/Whistable. So much history there, with the Twin Towers.