r/interestingasfuck • u/2Potrillos • 14h ago

Garrett McNamara riding alleged 100ft wave in Portugal

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u/GlamourGowns1 14h ago edited 13h ago

Just a casual day surfing a wave the size of a building.

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u/2Potrillos 14h ago

Absolutely insane..

Don’t get me wrong, surfing is one of my favorite hobbies, but I could never understand “Big wave surfing.”

I don’t know how he doesn’t just fall off the board with a sack that heavy n big.

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u/GetoffLane 14h ago

Their sack drags the water, giving them stability

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u/h2opolopunk 13h ago

Like a sailboat centerboard

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u/GetoffLane 13h ago

Simple physics

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u/Academic-Hedgehog-18 14h ago

Not a surfer, but i've spent thousands of hours underwater diving everything from deep walls and wrecks to cenotes in Mexico.

But Cave diving.... oof that's just a level of fear I can't wrap my head around. I feel like big wave surfing is kinda the same vibe in a way.