May 8, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, 20dawk4life said: And three miles down the road the car overheated. I was just thinking the same thing.
May 8, 20205 yr 48 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said: Sweet mercy, is that a wall he's standing next to? 😍
May 9, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, Mlodj said: Does this not play for anyone else on the board? @VaBeach_Eagle it just says "The media could not be played." I had to click on it to take me to twitter to view it Holy crap the video though. It looks like one of those disaster movies when an asteroid hits the ocean. And people were just watching this guy surf it so calmly. I would have been running the other direction if I saw a wave of that size
May 9, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, Mike030270 said: Does this not play for anyone else on the board? @VaBeach_Eagle it just says "The media could not be played." I had to click on it to take me to twitter to view it Holy crap the video though. It looks like one of those disaster movies when an asteroid hits the ocean. And people were just watching this guy surf it so calmly. I would have been running the other direction if I saw a wave of that size Wouldn't play for me in Chrome but it does in Edge. I'll see if I can figure out why.
May 9, 20205 yr Just now, VaBeach_Eagle said: Wouldn't play for me in Chrome but it does in Edge. I'll see if I can figure out why. Interesting. I'm on the new Edge
May 9, 20205 yr 26 minutes ago, VaBeach_Eagle said: Wouldn't play for me in Chrome but it does in Edge. I'll see if I can figure out why. Played fine for me on chrome.
May 9, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Mike030270 said: That was like watching The Mountain kill The Scorpion on GoT. Damn. Bummer.
May 9, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Mike030270 said: Does this not play for anyone else on the board? @VaBeach_Eagle it just says "The media could not be played." I had to click on it to take me to twitter to view it Holy crap the video though. It looks like one of those disaster movies when an asteroid hits the ocean. And people were just watching this guy surf it so calmly. I would have been running the other direction if I saw a wave of that size They are safe (the bystanders). I think you would stay and watch too. It’s not something you see everyday and even watching from safety you get a rush seeing waves of that magnitude. Let alone surfers riding them.
May 10, 20205 yr 6 hours ago, SNOORDA said: They are safe (the bystanders). I think you would stay and watch too. It’s not something you see everyday and even watching from safety you get a rush seeing waves of that magnitude. Let alone surfers riding them. It's actually an optical illusion.... The waves are actually flatter than they appear in the pictures, because the point of view is from the top of a cliff looking down The waves at Mavericks and Jaws in California are actually more vertical https://www.surfer.com/surfing-magazine-archive/surfing-originals/surfing-opinion/nazare-canyon-reality-check/
May 10, 20205 yr 11 minutes ago, iladelphxx said: It's actually an optical illusion.... The waves are actually flatter than they appear in the pictures, because the point of view is from the top of a cliff looking down The waves at Mavericks and Jaws in California are actually more vertical https://www.surfer.com/surfing-magazine-archive/surfing-originals/surfing-opinion/nazare-canyon-reality-check/ Mavericks. Google Jay Moriarity. He made the cover of Surfer Magazine as a 16yo for an epic wipeout on a monster wave. Surfers have to be towed into the waves by jet skis since no human can paddle fast enough to catch one of these enormous waves. The amount of force and speed it takes to move that much water, it's just not humanly possible. And yeah, waves are usually measured by the 'face' (aka surface of the slope) of the wave and not the actual vertical height of the wave. I used to surf when I was younger. Was once at Sea Isle City when there was a big storm on its way and the waves were pretty big. Nothing like Mavericks, this is the East Coast. But they were choppy and strong that day. Whenever I'd get to the beach I'd always sit and observe the waves for at least 20 minutes to see how they undulated. What kind of sets were they coming in at? Was there 3 or 4 or in set? You want to catch the LAST wave in case you wipe out so you don't get pushed back down by another incoming wave. So watch the pattern before you go paddling out. Well, I either forgot the pattern or it changed at some point due to storm conditions and I wiped out and was upside down under the ocean. It's funny because I can't consciously hold my breath underwater in pools, but every time I've ever wiped out it suddenly was second nature to me to just be relaxed underwater and hold my breath. That's the thing, the key, is to NOT panic. Just relax and go as limp as you can. Look up and look for light and then start to swim towards it. That's what I started to do when I was pushed back down by another wave. Oh, ish. OK, again, don't panic. Go limp and relax. Don't think, but stay calm and react. I made it back to the surface after that wave, though not sure how long I was under for. Went back to the beach and watched the sets come in again before going back out, but go back out I did. I really miss it.
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