5 BIG Waves You Wouldn't Believe if not on video

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Nature sure is amazing! Today's video is on the top five biggest waves - all of them captured on video.

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[IraTheDon]

The ocean is beautiful, but absolutely terrifying at the same time.

[whitecunt]

The dude who surf through that huge wave is an absolute legend

[charris]

Death smiles at us all, the only thing a man can do is smile back - Marcus Aurelius

[petershen]

“Those aren’t mountains, those are waves”

[ayrton]

Quarantine day 1: working on my thesis
Quarantine day 7: 5 big wawes you wouldn't believe if not on video.

[yuh]

Some people say he's laughing because he enjoys it, but uncontrollable laughter is actually a common reaction when in fear of death. I forgot which article I read about this, but when you can't do anything but watch in a terrible situation, you tend to laugh. That's why some people also start to laugh while or after crying, desperate states of mind trigger some kind of contrary reaction. Sorry for my English, it's not my mothertongue

[gillymac]

I'd love to hear from a captain how it feels to sail through an 100ft wave. Incredible.

[adamalucard]

For everyone's information, the tsunami wave that the Japanese ship rode through was the wave of 3.11 Great East Japan earthquake which had a magnitude of 9.0, the biggest earthquake ever recorded in Japan. Over 20000 people perished in this tsunami and fires that followed. Considering this significance, there's no doubt that this one gets number 1 on the list.

[mylightgraycottage]

The dude on the ship laughing after going over the 100 foot wave is a legend too 😂😂😂

[acornzz-_-]

That one guy that was surfing the big wave when it crashed and was still on, is actually a legend

[aguylackingvitamina]

the only thing I learned from this video

Ships have windshield wipers

[callmeoniep]

Am I the only one who gets MASSIVE anxiety watching this!? I mean, it's still cool though

[daimonwings]

I’m afraid of big waves, tsunamis, not seeing what’s in the water and drowning. Why am I watching this

[tiliaw]

*A 100 feet high wave attaches man while he’s in a little boat*

Him: *dying off laughter*

[nmspain]

All to remind us just how small we really are!!!

[oliver]

me watching this with a huge fear of tsunamis: “why are we still here..just to suffer”

[jasmanrizal]

How to survive natural disasters

Be the camera man

[adamantium]

And imagine old sailors back in the old days with wooden boats.

Yikes

[funnygalu]

This goes to show you how powerful the sea really is and should never be underestimated

[anneoconnor]

I love the feeling of being in a boat and feeling it being tossed around. Thank goodness I have never felt seasick. Forty years ago and more I remember being on the ferry to Ireland and my sister and I would run down the corridors being flung from side to side, and there would be sick washing around the public toilets but there was a sill that stopped it coming out into the corridors. When we were in our cabin we used to get tossed from side to side in our bunks and my Dad would put the plug in the sink to stop stuff gurgling up. I think the newer ferries are much bigger and more stable, and I probably would be scared now rather than exhilarated!