mardi 29 octobre 2013

Biggest Wave Ever? Surfer Rides Gigantic Swell

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Take a good, long look at the photo above this sentence. Let it sink in that the speck you see in the middle of the frame is an actual human being on an actual surfboard riding an actual, real-life wave — no special effects here


In fact, many in the surfing world suspect the photo above shows the biggest wave ever surfed



The man on the board is a Brazilian big wave surfer named Carlos Burle. He spent Tuesday in Nazare, Portugal, catching this swell after being towed in by a jet ski near the end of the day. It's estimated to measure some 100 feet in height—much higher than the confirmed world record of 78 feet set by Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara Read more...


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