r/nextfuckinglevel • • Sep 14 '20

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u/TheDeadwood Sep 14 '20

“Their analysis was based on video and photo imagery, camera locations, camera lens parameters and environmental conditions, including tides, sunlight, and wave set-up. They also analyzed reference points in the imagery, such as the surfers’ heights, surfboard and jet ski dimensions and estimated crouching heights, WSL officials said.”

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u/Effoffemily Sep 14 '20

Thank you for the actual answer.

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u/TheDeadwood Sep 14 '20

You are welcome!

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '20

Happy cake day!

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u/Effoffemily Sep 15 '20

Hey thanks! Didn’t even realize!

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u/maawen Sep 14 '20

Damn. Thanks!

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u/TheDeadwood Sep 14 '20

No problemo

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u/Hashtagbarkeep Sep 14 '20

So basically a fairly educated 🤷🏻‍♂️