Kelly Slater Wave: The Best Man-Made Wave Ever
Gregory Alan Bolcer stashed this in Surfing Awesomeness
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"I don’t know what to say, and frankly, it’s not worth wasting time reading. Watch the video immediately. To sum up: Kelly Slater Wave Company did it. They made the dream wave we’ve all imagined wave pools could produce and…oh for god’s sake, there’ll be more analysis later. Stop reading and just watch this."Read more at http://www.surfermag.com/features/best-wave-pool-ever/#7Ywf7328yRktGP2P.99
Woah. One step closer to virtual reality waves being... More real. :)
100+ Reddit comments explain how it's done:
https://reddit.com/r/videos/comments/3xdcir/kellys_wave_the_best_artificial_wave_ever_created/
I've been tracking wave pool technology for two decades.
http://www.webberwavepools.com/
They have a wavegarden style technology they are using.
So... Better than virtual reality waves?
12:29 PM Dec 18 2015