A surfer and a scientist teamed up to create the perfect wave

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Brett O'Keefe - 6 years ago

If a surfer falls, is there any danger of the foil running them over? I suspect not, but curious how that risk was addressed? Every surfer in the world covets a chance to surf this wave. Kelly and his associates have proven science and personal dedication can deliver sucess!

See One, Do One - 6 years ago

What if you're goofy and not regular?

bsmb091011 B - 6 years ago

Student Doctor Adam like a slut the wave goes both ways

Andrew Flynn - 7 years ago

Cool to think about this in comparison to the forces that cause waves in the first place.

barney the dinosaur - 7 years ago

I remember seeing JOB looking at a small scale wedging wave that he may create. can't remember where it was from though

IJ OP - 7 years ago

Wow gnarly man!

le-math 924 - 7 years ago

All the study in math and physics are...for this? Hell yea!!!

NorthOCkook - 7 years ago

le-math 924 fluid mechanics is still somewhat uncharted territory when it comes to calculus based physics. As far as I know, experts still use empirical equations to model open channel flow

Kevin Harry - 7 years ago

That's cool except kelly built it like a year ago

Iago Lima - 7 years ago

foda!

Steve Deasy - 7 years ago

The "Perfect Wave" would never be made by a machine. Jaws? Mavericks?

bsmb091011 B - 6 years ago

Steve Deasy jaws and mavericks get big but far from perfect

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W. Martin - 7 years ago

Lots of moving parts and energy to create that wave. I bet it's at least $100 a wave.

Marco Wollank - 6 years ago

Sounds like a job for Elon Musk from Tesla.

The Dave - 6 years ago

I had read somewhere that he uses solar to power this thing but I don't think that would be practical. I assume it would take somewhere near the power of a train to keep that wedge moving at that speed, if they are using solar it would take many acres and many hours to store enough energy for one wave. Would love to know if my guesstimates are right, they have be taking power from the grid.

Миша Шевченко - 7 years ago

Now we can surf in the middle of a desert. Welcome to the future people!

Maris Molotov - 7 years ago

Dang why is this comment section so hostile?

da- mith - 6 years ago

shut up

Noel Whittle - 7 years ago

regular Science Magazine channel subscribers need to be aware that this concept is considered by many surfers (mainly those who are blessed with epic surf close to where they live) to be heresy, blasphemy against the sea god Huey, and a crime against nature.
So, its going to get a bit feral.

magentawave - 7 years ago

Noel Whittle I have lived and surfed in places with some of the best surf (Kauai, Maui, Santa Cruz and San Diego) and I'd give my left nut to surf that wave for an afternoon!

Kevin Harry - 7 years ago

I seriously doubt that "many" surfers worship the sea god Huey. I also think that anybody "blessed with epic surf" would be very open to a new type of epic wave, because it allows more people to experience the joy they get from surfing those nice waves. Unless of course you're just a total dick and you want other people to be unhappy while you are having the time of your life surfing.

Waxfoot - 7 years ago

Noel Whittle bullshit, it takes nothing away from your surfing experience, and opens more options should you wish to try it

Legend O Nor - 7 years ago

No need for adventures anymore when you can artificially create the experiences...

fun.......

Alex V - 7 years ago

I hope everybody thinks like you!!!

LiamsMusic78 - 7 years ago

Cool. Fuck my ass, Tony Hawk

DarkTrunksGeorgeSim - 7 years ago

I think Richard Dawkins put it best when he said: "SCIENCE: IT WORKS... BITCHES!"

Jelly Donut - 7 years ago

Looks like art to me

Charles Waters - 7 years ago

Go Cocoa! Apply that knowledge Slater!

sotijas - 7 years ago

how much does it cost to run it?

tripp - 6 years ago

there are plenty of real waves out there. Don't live near a population hub

mercotui - 7 years ago

wow, yeah, i'm sorry. The internet is no place for bad jokes! Especially youtube comments are a very serious medium that i defile with my horrible acts of humor

Markus Broyles - 7 years ago

OH ! mercotui ~ That is so very funny... Where did ya get that PHD in Comedy ?

TrumpU Gradguate - 7 years ago

I think what mercotui means is the surfer's combined weight presses down on the waves, compressing them and making them smaller. It does kind of make sense.

mercotui - 7 years ago

I aspire to be half the troll Ken M is, he is a god

MR SK1LLFUL - 7 years ago

wat

Travis Heinicke - 7 years ago

Your Ken M is showing...

mercotui - 7 years ago

no im saying the waves are over surfed, and we need to stop doing that & give nature time to generate more waves, so that we can enjoy them in the future

MR SK1LLFUL - 7 years ago

He was saying that the waves that break on man-made features like Jetties and Artificial Surfing Reefs are man-made waves. Also, He wasn't saying the swells in the ocean are man-made.

Dane Johns - 7 years ago

Andrew Smith didn't sound sarcastic. Sounded dumb.

Andrew Smith - 7 years ago

pretty sure he was being sarcastic

Dane Johns - 7 years ago

mercotui please explain to me how an influx of surfers has "depleted" naturally occurring waves. Waves exist with or without humans riding them. If you understood anything about surfing you would realize that you sound like a tard

Josh L - 7 years ago

mercotui can you explain how an influx of surfers would cause naturally occurring ocean waves to change at all? why would there be less waves?

mercotui - 7 years ago

hhm idk, but considering the huge influx of surfers in the past 50 years has massively depleted the number of naturally occurring waves, so i think its great that we can now create them in a sustainable manner

Neo - 7 years ago

less than it would costs to run the entire ocean, obviously

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