Very Dumb Boater Gives Us Awesome View Of Waterspout

I don't know if I'm rewarding good behavior here, but the video in this post is too good to pass up.

Boater about to go into waterspout
off  Florida Keys. Don't try this at home  

A boater who'd been fishing for lobster saw several waterspouts touch down in the waters near the Florida Keys.

Hey, why not drive the boat into one of the waterspouts, says the captain of the small boat.

Not a good idea. Waterspouts are tornadoes over water. True, waterspouts tend to be weaker than land-based tornadoes.

Most waterspouts have winds of about 70 mph or less. But that's still strong, and that whirling motion of the funnel can cause real havoc.

The boater admits it. In the notes below his YouTube video, he writes:

(The wind)...was strong enough to completely open my deck hatches and forcibly move the boat more than I expected. The approach was intended to go with the wind at high speeds to minimize the effect, yet provide the fullest, safest experience. Again, don't ever do this! If you do, you're gonna need a bigger boat!"

Florida Severe Weather Channel also weighed in. The storm causing the waterspouts could have easily produced lightning that would have zapped the two men, and the dog on the open boat. The fact the waterspouts looked relatively small could have been deceiving. They might have been much stronger than they looked.

Still, it's a fun video.  So with no further verbiage, here you go: