Are there any photos of the actual BIG wave that hit?

HEyHEY

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Thu Dec-30-04 07:49 PM
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Are there any photos of the actual BIG wave that hit?

Edited on Thu Dec-30-04 07:52 PM by HEyHEY

I ask because I just can't get an idea of what that looks like.

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DS1

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Thu Dec-30-04 07:50 PM
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1. dive headfirst into the bathtub

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Placebo

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Thu Dec-30-04 07:54 PM
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2. This isn't THE tsunami, but it is A tsunami...

Edited on Thu Dec-30-04 07:55 PM by Placebo

It looked similar to that, I'd imagine.

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HEyHEY

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Thu Dec-30-04 07:55 PM
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3. How'd they get that pic?

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iamjoy

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Thu Dec-30-04 07:56 PM
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4. Do You Live In a One Story House?

Go outside, look at your house. Look up, at the roof.
Now imagine that's water.
Now imagine that's coming toward you at the speed of an airplane.

I know, it's just hard to imagine.
:shrug:

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Florida_Geek

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Thu Dec-30-04 07:57 PM
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5. here

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Florida_Geek

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Thu Dec-30-04 07:58 PM
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7. more here

http://www.digitalglobe.com/sample_imagery.shtml

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nine23

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Thu Dec-30-04 08:02 PM
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9. Wow. This satellite image is striking. We need a new term for "awesome".

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nine23

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Thu Dec-30-04 07:58 PM
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6. It's not really a "big wave" like in the movies.

Edited on Thu Dec-30-04 08:03 PM by nine23

Rather, it's a "somewhat large", normal-looking wave that moves in unobstructed by anything in it's path, continues on, and within 30 seconds one's in 20 feet of water. Just like that. Then there's the debris it carries with it...

Sort of hard to describe..."Mother of all swells"? I'm serious...it's very hard to put to words...

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bucknaked

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Thu Dec-30-04 08:00 PM
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8. Sydney Morning Herald has a short sequence of pics...

http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2004/12/31/1104344936424.html?oneclick=true

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NJCher

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Thu Dec-30-04 08:46 PM
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10. now I'm getting the idea

Those are the first pics I've seen that give an idea of what it looked like from ground level.

Cher

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