Extreme Waterfall Kayaking June 18, 2009
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Surf Slo-Mo Inside a 12′ Tube May 8, 2009
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Sports Gene Found? April 3, 2009
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A difference in just one amino acid in a protein might explain why some people learn new motor skills faster and reach higher levels of performance.
The protein, called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), is a key driver of synaptic plasticity, the ability of the connections between brain cells to change in strength. This plasticity is an important factor in learning, explains neurologist Janine Reis, who led the study at the National Institutes of Health. According to Reis, this finding offers the first evidence that slight variations in BDNF’s structure affect learning ability.
Other groups have found that the BDNF version that Reis linked with poorer acquisition of skills is associated with reduced function of the hippocampus, a brain region involved in motor learning.
via Athletic Ability May Lie in a Single Gene: Scientific American.
Extreme Waves Getting Bigger December 22, 2008
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The largest waves in the Pacific Northwest are getting higher by seven centimeters a year, posing an increasing threat to property close to the shore. And the strange part is: Scientists aren’t sure why.
Oregon State researchers found that the danger to property from these larger extreme waves will outweigh the impacts of rising sea levels caused by global warming over the next several decades.
via Surfers, Rejoice: Some Extreme Waves Getting Bigger | Wired Science from Wired.com.
Surfing the World’s Longest Surfboard November 20, 2008
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RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian surfer broke his own record after riding a wave on an extra-long 30-foot (9.16-metre) surfboard for over ten seconds.
In 2006, Rico de Souza broke the Guinness World Record by riding a wave on a 25.6-foot board (8.05-m).From his prior experience, Souza developed the new 100-kilo (220-pound) surfboard with the adjustments he had missed before.
Souza said that surfing the lengthy board was a challenging, but thrilling experience.Souza also organized another record in September this year, when 88 people surfed the same wave for over ten seconds up four from 2007. VIDEO
Surfers take on Australia’s Heaviest Wave November 8, 2008
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The Australian – Photo galleries and slideshows – Surfers take on Australia’s heaviest wave
While pictures obsess with wave height, surfers appreciate the thickness of a wave. When you wipe-out, you’ll appreciate the difference. Hence the fascination with the thick tubes at Teahupoo. Click on the link above to see 43 pictures of this deepwater break off of Australia. Also an article on it. 
Thanks to Randy Marks for Pix.
Land With Just One Wing October 31, 2008
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thanx Jeff Ullian
Totally Insane Skateboard Downhill September 16, 2008
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It is worth the wait to go through the credits and foreplay to ride along with these 2 daredevils screaming down a California mountain on skateboards for 10 minutes, just wearing powder blue suits and a helmet.
