# Big Wave

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 27, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329 "2004-12-27T15:33:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/1 "2004-12-27T15:33:54Z")

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man this would suck

this is the tsnami(sp)…this is in a inlet…soo it got broken up…imagine what it would be liek with out something to stop or slow it down!!

[http://dr.dk/pubs/nyheder/template/lib/wmm.jhtml?mmID=101937&publicationID=1](http://dr.dk/pubs/nyheder/template/lib/wmm.jhtml?mmID=101937&publicationID=1)

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**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/2 "2004-12-27T15:37:13Z")

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was that from the recent one?

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**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/3 "2004-12-27T15:38:05Z")

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yes it was

in some spots it was 30 plus feet tall

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**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/4 "2004-12-27T15:39:22Z")

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nice find.

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**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/5 "2004-12-27T15:40:38Z")

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thanks…

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/6 "2004-12-27T19:18:22Z")

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[http://www.helicon.net/nailers/movies/tsunamiphuket.wmv](http://www.helicon.net/nailers/movies/tsunamiphuket.wmv)

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**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/7 "2004-12-27T19:24:11Z")

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WHOa !!! within seconds he was swimming

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**Author:** ![German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/german_with_a_bowtie/32/5967_2.png) [@German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/German_with_a_Bowtie)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/8 "2004-12-27T19:34:18Z")

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That is unbelievable. Yahoo News reported that the waves were travelling at over 500mph!

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**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/9 "2004-12-27T19:40:36Z")

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The gbody will still float :kekegay:

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**Author:** ![German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/german_with_a_bowtie/32/5967_2.png) [@German\_with\_a\_Bowtie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/German_with_a_Bowtie)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/10 "2004-12-27T19:43:22Z")

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> [@SHAG](#):
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> The gbody will still float :kekegay:

Too many rustholes :sadwavey:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/11 "2004-12-27T23:20:32Z")

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yeah around 500mph and the earthquake that caused it was enough to slightly throw off the rotation of the earth

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 4:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/12 "2004-12-28T04:28:15Z")

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40,000 + killed!

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**Author:** ![raverjames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@raverjames](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raverjames)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/13 "2004-12-30T11:26:50Z")

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[http://home.earthlink.net/~ca902/Tsunami1.asf](http://home.earthlink.net/~ca902/Tsunami1.asf)

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**Author:** ![Bravada\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bravada_442/32/5982_2.png) [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/14 "2004-12-30T11:34:52Z")

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> [@8.1crew](#):
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> 40,000 + killed!

Todays estimate - 115,000 + killed!

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/15 "2004-12-30T11:46:30Z")

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sad,sad,sad

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**Author:** ![Bravada\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bravada_442/32/5982_2.png) [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-wave/171329/16 "2004-12-30T11:52:24Z")

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I also just read that apparently the waves washed up a shitload of crocodiles and that the crocs apparently like their food alive, not dead. So not only are the survivors having to fend off illness, they have to survive with no food, water, shelter, or medical supplies and ALSO have to stay away from hungry crocodiles that haven’t eaten in days either. Absolute insanity.
