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Old 04-12-2003, 01:25 PM   #1
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4/12/2003: Record-breaking Amazon surfing



Brazilian surfer Picuruta Salazar rides the "Pororoca," a 12-foot wave that flows upstream once a year on the Amazon. The wave occurs when the ocean whips back on the heavily drained river, creating a giant curl that flows for hundreds of miles. Salazar rode this year's Pororoca through the rainforest for 37 minutes -- a surfing record.
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Old 04-12-2003, 02:03 PM   #2
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http://www.boreriders.com/Pororoca.html

The Boreriders site mentions the "Diverse array of deadly creatures" that surfers share the water with. Just to make it more appealing to tourists I guess.
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Old 04-12-2003, 02:31 PM   #3
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That would be amazing! I think my longest ride ever was about 12 seconds, though it seems eternal when you're staring down the face. And that was even on a longboard in the spring. It'd be about half that on a short stick.

*damn, I miss the coast*
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Old 04-12-2003, 10:13 PM   #4
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When does the World Record holder get eaten by piranha?
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Old 04-12-2003, 10:50 PM   #5
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When I saw the title about record breaking amazon surfing, I thought there was going to be an image lift of my purchase records from amazon.com ... I overspend there on a regular basis. Jeff Bezos sends me letters wondering if I'm doing okay when I go more than a week without buying anything.
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Old 04-12-2003, 11:00 PM   #6
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Brown Crush!

Mud surfing. Ewwww.

And after being munched by piranhas: blood surfing.
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Old 04-12-2003, 11:24 PM   #7
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I have to admit, I thought this would be about someone that browsed the shit out of Amazon.com.
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Old 04-13-2003, 12:25 AM   #8
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I have to admit, I thought this would be about someone that browsed the shit out of Amazon.com.
phew! I'm not alone!
Kinda sad really. Kinda? Who am i kidding.
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Old 04-13-2003, 05:15 AM   #9
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phew! I'm not alone!
-cough-

Me too.

I considered, briefly, how one could have an image of the record surfing of a specific website, much less come to a conclusion as to whom the title goes to. Then the page loaded, and realization dawned.

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Old 04-13-2003, 06:59 AM   #10
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I nominate Picuruta for Worlds Coolest Human status.
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Old 04-15-2003, 09:18 AM   #11
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Brown Crush!

Mud surfing. Ewwww.

And after being munched by piranhas: blood surfing.
Put them together, add a dash of Harry Potter, and we've got Mudblood Surfing!
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