Comments on: Tsunami Surfing http://www.openculture.com/2008/07/tsunami_surfing.html The best free cultural & educational media on the web Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:57:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt http://www.openculture.com/2008/07/tsunami_surfing.html#comment-3123 Matt Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:41:39 +0000 http://www.oculture.com/?p=1167#comment-3123 A bit of research shows that this is the opening scene of the 2004-ish film Billabong Odyssey. It is pretty stunning though, even for a non-surfer. A bit of research shows that this is the opening scene of the 2004-ish film Billabong Odyssey.

It is pretty stunning though, even for a non-surfer.

]]> By: Dan Colman http://www.openculture.com/2008/07/tsunami_surfing.html#comment-3122 Dan Colman Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:14:45 +0000 http://www.oculture.com/?p=1167#comment-3122 Chris, thanks for the info on that. Pretty amazing what they are doing there. Dan Chris, thanks for the info on that. Pretty amazing what they are doing there.

Dan

]]> By: Chris Noto http://www.openculture.com/2008/07/tsunami_surfing.html#comment-3121 Chris Noto Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:17:51 +0000 http://www.oculture.com/?p=1167#comment-3121 Actually, this has nothing at all to do with tsunami. These guys go way offshore from Los Angeles, to a place where an undersea mountaintop comes quite close to the surface, and raises up this huge surf. That's why you never see the surfer beach his board. There isn't a beach for many, many miles. Actually, this has nothing at all to do with tsunami. These guys go way offshore from Los Angeles, to a place where an undersea mountaintop comes quite close to the surface, and raises up this huge surf. That’s why you never see the surfer beach his board. There isn’t a beach for many, many miles.

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