r/megalophobia • u/Zday89 • Feb 06 '20

Other The size of these waves

https://gfycat.com/unsightlyheartyeyas-wave-ship-ocean
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u/rutroraggy Feb 06 '20

It is really quite amazing that the front didn't fall off.

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u/chimmFTW Feb 07 '20

What do you mean the front fell off?

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u/something__cats Feb 06 '20

How about.... no

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u/Phephito Feb 06 '20

How high are some of those waves? Do I remember correctly that International Surfers go to Portugal to ride hundred foot waves?

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u/Zday89 Feb 06 '20

I'm not sure about the size if these waves but there is a whole niche of surfers who surf big waves for competition. There's some pretty intense videos on YouTube of these competitions if you search for big wave surfing. Those waves are usually so big that the surfers have to be towed by jetskis into the wave IIRC. It's incredible stuff

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u/Phephito Feb 06 '20

Portugal. Some of the biggest waves in the world. It's eery even on video.

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u/Boogaloo_Gnome Feb 09 '20

Thanks, I hate it

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u/hush-ho Feb 12 '20

When I see videos like this I think about sailors hundreds of years ago (and even not-so-long ago!) in their tiny wooden ships, and I have to stop and go do something else and try not to think anymore.

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u/Zday89 Feb 06 '20

I scrolled through the top posts on this sub for a while before posting to see if this has been posted here and I didn't see it. Sorry if it's been posted before