8 May 2009

The secrets of a monster wave

When we think about the technology progress, and all the information we can get nowadays, it is quiet hard to imagine new features, specially new info on such an obvious element like a wave.

This video is amazing, it makes us believe we still have a lot to learn in the wave formation knowledge and therefore surf.

A huge wave has been filmed from beneath the surface, revealing features never before captured on camera. The remarkable video, which will be shown as part of the BBC Natural History Unit's new series South Pacific, was filmed in super slow motion using a high-definition camera.
It reveals the hidden power of a four-metre-tall monster barrel wave. It also shows the first images of underwater spiralling vortices created by the wave's action. The wave was filmed off the coast of Pohnpei in the Caroline Islands, part of the Federated State of Micronesia.

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