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Rogue waves: brief video covering the history and science, with some examples—one oil platform in the southern Indian Ocean recorded a wave of 48 meters, or 155 feet, the height of a 16 story building (www.youtube.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Rogue waves are so cool and creepy

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I have a reoccurring nightmare that I'm trapped on a ship that's capsizing from a wave so this is a nope from me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

They call em rogues, they travel fast and alone. One hundred foot faces, of God's good ocean gone wrong...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

well that was far more interesting than I was prepared for

good post!