Title: Re: Some recent footage from the heaviest wave in the world.
Post by: FRANK_THE_TANK on May 17, 2013, 10:16:01 am
epic
Title: Re: Some recent footage from the heaviest wave in the world.
Post by: NejStark on May 17, 2013, 11:31:00 am
At about 1:22 you can see loads of photographers falling out the boat
Title: Re: Some recent footage from the heaviest wave in the world.
Post by: Araxiel on May 17, 2013, 11:33:35 am
Fake.
Title: Re: Some recent footage from the heaviest wave in the world.
Post by: NejStark on May 17, 2013, 11:37:10 am
You might like this vid too of the same place. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVMjZeKzW9Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVMjZeKzW9Q)
Title: Re: Some recent footage from the heaviest wave in the world.
Post by: Radament on May 17, 2013, 01:37:11 pm
that should be like an orgasm to ride that wave for a surfer...
Title: Re: Some recent footage from the heaviest wave in the world.
Post by: Henry_Broodsonson on May 17, 2013, 01:44:08 pm
ditto
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Title: Re: Some recent footage from the heaviest wave in the world.
Post by: Rumblood on May 17, 2013, 05:11:15 pm
That is awesome. I tend to think that people who don't live near that coast don't actually understand from simply watching the footage just how dangerous that wave is from the video. If you can't hold your breath for at least 90-120 seconds and aren't an expert swimmer and have years of experience with smaller waves, don't even try to get near that thing, even on a jet ski, especially on a jet ski. Even a surfboard is deadly when you get tossed under and the wave picks up that board and slams it into your head. Even if you don't get hit by something, that wave can pin you to the bottom if you get tossed by it, and then when you come back up for air, you either get slammed again by the next wave for another 60-90 seconds or you get sucked down by by the whirlpool effect/riptide effect you can see in the video there.
Truly epic conditions there.
Title: Re: Some recent footage from the heaviest wave in the world.
Post by: NejStark on May 17, 2013, 05:13:31 pm
Yeah man, my mate used to live there. Went to teahupoo a couple of times. Sid even sitting in the channel on a boat was a shit your pants experience.
Title: Re: Some recent footage from the heaviest wave in the world.
Post by: zagibu on May 17, 2013, 10:47:33 pm
Bah, it's only water. I expected lava waves. Lava is much heavier than water.
Title: Re: Some recent footage from the heaviest wave in the world.
Post by: Kafein on May 17, 2013, 11:56:12 pm