Terraforming surf breaks ...
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Terraforming surf breaks ...
Just wondering if there have been any advancements in 'man-made' or terraformed waves of late.
I ask because of a recent session at the bower on Manly's southern end where I realised the break could be significantly improved if only a few slabs of rock were removed.
Here is a google maps shot of the break from above:
And here is a closer shot with the rocks that need to be blown up or removed:
I did a quick search on the web for homemade explosives (for shits and giggles) and realised something more substantial would be needed. An underwater jackhammer or similar might do the trick. I heard some guys up the central coast did this to a wave up that way a few years back and was wondering if anyone had heard anything like this being done?
I ask because of a recent session at the bower on Manly's southern end where I realised the break could be significantly improved if only a few slabs of rock were removed.
Here is a google maps shot of the break from above:
And here is a closer shot with the rocks that need to be blown up or removed:
I did a quick search on the web for homemade explosives (for shits and giggles) and realised something more substantial would be needed. An underwater jackhammer or similar might do the trick. I heard some guys up the central coast did this to a wave up that way a few years back and was wondering if anyone had heard anything like this being done?
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they should remove moreton and strabroke, thus giving waves to brisbane..........
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Yeah. I can see it now......lambert wrote:they should remove moreton and strabroke, thus giving waves to brisbane..........
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Removing one of those big rocks at Bower would make linking winki with the bower far better on bigger swells.
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Re: Terraforming surf breaks ...
Its winki / bower ... who gives a shit, unless you blow up the crowd with it.
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Yeah can someone hurry up with that??!!!Revolution wrote:Its winki / bower ... who gives a shit, unless you blow up the crowd with it.
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I think we should establish with certainty that there is no life on Mars before we start terraforming it. Once we are clear, then we should start sending the the CO2 machines there straight away like they did on LV-426.
We do a good job of polluting this planet so it should only take a few decades to build the atmosphere to heat it up and do something that hasnt happened for 100's of millions of years on Mars and rain. There would be a very large ocean there to be surfed and we could then bring some green life and make a permanent civilization. A society free of earth with its own laws, customs and history.
As for blowing up some bad rocks out Winki. Dont be stupid.
We do a good job of polluting this planet so it should only take a few decades to build the atmosphere to heat it up and do something that hasnt happened for 100's of millions of years on Mars and rain. There would be a very large ocean there to be surfed and we could then bring some green life and make a permanent civilization. A society free of earth with its own laws, customs and history.
As for blowing up some bad rocks out Winki. Dont be stupid.
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WTF
There's always gonna be rocks around the lineup at surf spots.
It's surfing - that includes tackling whatever nature throws at you.
Part of the challenge.
Besides, why would you want to link up Winki and Bower?
Just make it more crowded.
Leave the rocks alone. They're the true locals.
ps. re; surfing on mars, refer earlier topic...
There's always gonna be rocks around the lineup at surf spots.
It's surfing - that includes tackling whatever nature throws at you.
Part of the challenge.
Besides, why would you want to link up Winki and Bower?
Just make it more crowded.
Leave the rocks alone. They're the true locals.
ps. re; surfing on mars, refer earlier topic...
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I still don't buy the "official" narrative about 9/11. Oh sure, it happened, fcuk yeah. But who and why and how I'm, not convinced it was what we've been told.
You aren’t the room Yuke You are just a wonky cafe table with a missing rubber pad on the end of one leg.
Skipper
I still don't buy the "official" narrative about 9/11. Oh sure, it happened, fcuk yeah. But who and why and how I'm, not convinced it was what we've been told.
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Not shitting you krato, that may have resulted in your IP address and other particulars being registered in a database that you don't want to be associated with.Kratosaurus wrote:I did a quick search on the web for homemade explosives (for shits and giggles)
I would personally not recommend looking for shit like that on a computer!
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Lets not forget what else they found on LV-426 CoopsCoops@DY wrote:I think we should establish with certainty that there is no life on Mars before we start terraforming it. Once we are clear, then we should start sending the the CO2 machines there straight away like they did on LV-426.
But its my dream too. In about 1000 years for any travellers entering our solar system, you will look out your window and see not one but two blue and green marbles hanging in the firmament.
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Re: Terraforming surf breaks ...
Don't blow up those rocks. If you know where to sit in relation to those rocks you get more waves off the crowd
The blow-ins feeling a little bit of healthy fear from those rocks helps me get more waves
Touch them and pay the consequences
The blow-ins feeling a little bit of healthy fear from those rocks helps me get more waves
Touch them and pay the consequences
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