I raise you, crew boats in the gulf of Mexico. In a following sea. SUCKS!

I see videos like that, read about 100ft rogue waves hitting cruise ships, or a Pacific storm, Typhoon Cobra, sinking three USN destroyers, makes a landlubber like me wary of the ocean.

Then I see pictures of these islands with captions like, "if the sea levels rise 1 inch 50 Billion people and their puppies will die instantly". How did these places survive this long?

I've been on the little mailboat to Monhegan Island, a 12 mile trip in open water, in seas with 4-6 foot swells, and that was enough for me to be puking my guts out. I can't imagine anything rough like that video.

When I was on the CGC Confidence in the gulf of Alaska, we had seas breaking over the top of the mast 75 feet above the water line. GOOD TIMES!!!

I went to school with a kid who'd spent three years on tankers running from Texas to New England. He showed slides from his camera mounted on the rail of the stern, pointing at the bow, in heavy seas. I couldn't believe the flexing.

This is a video of a Maersk ship in heavy seas. The first minute of outside is not as impressive as many videos I've seen, but starting just after one minute are shots of ship interiors which are scary. :eek:

I saw that vid over at Ernie's House Of Whoop Ass.

So I watched this video of giant hornets killing honey bees and youtube was kind enough to offer me some Japanese entertainment.

Eeek!

I would SO not be holding that in my bare hand. Those dudes want to be inside me, eating me from the inside. And they have nasty teeth.

OK, I'm done sleeping for May.

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If this is a real thing (which I doubt):

1. This is awesome.

2. This would creep me right the fuck out if I looked at it every day. I have had dreams where those gigantic high-tension wire pylons came to life and marched across the landscape. They don't need no anthropomorphization.

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I got into an argument at another website when someone suggested the federal government should pass a law mandating those things for the sake of art. I suggested Art pay for the fuckers.

Art would also have to pay for my psychoanalysis.

I hope this 'Art' guy has a ton o' cash.