And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The posture of the surfer, the position of his board, his place at the top of what will prove to be a horrendous wipeout, even the shape of the wave...all is reminiscent of a T-shirt I used to have. And printed over it was, WUT ME WORRY?
How closely all this resembles my old T-shirt is uncanny.
It's a photoshop. First, no one will try to paddle in on that size wave on such a short board. Second, the surfer carving at the bottom is wearing a full suit and with flotation on the back. The other guy is dressed for warm water.
You're probably correct about Photoshoped, but your second comment? Really, the interwebs is full of videos of people putting a lie to the expectation of common sense. There's someone out there who'd not think twice about tackling such a wave on a cheap Styrofoam boogie board..
The top guy could well be under water for three minutes. In the late nineties, I knew a boy who practiced for these huge waves by going to the bottom and holding his breath as long as possible and the last time he tried, he blacked out.:(
The posture of the surfer, the position of his board, his place at the top of what will prove to be a horrendous wipeout, even the shape of the wave...all is reminiscent of a T-shirt I used to have. And printed over it was, WUT ME WORRY?
ReplyDeleteHow closely all this resembles my old T-shirt is uncanny.
Rick
It's a photoshop. First, no one will try to paddle in on that size wave on such a short board. Second, the surfer carving at the bottom is wearing a full suit and with flotation on the back. The other guy is dressed for warm water.
ReplyDeleteBut it's a very cool pic.
Rick
You're probably correct about Photoshoped, but your second comment? Really, the interwebs is full of videos of people putting a lie to the expectation of common sense. There's someone out there who'd not think twice about tackling such a wave on a cheap Styrofoam boogie board..
Deleteas compared to diving from a cliff?
ReplyDeleteThe top guy could well be under water for three minutes. In the late nineties, I knew a boy who practiced for these huge waves by going to the bottom and holding his breath as long as possible and the last time he tried, he blacked out.:(
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