Surf Lakes - Australia’s First Surfing Wave Pool

Published 5 years ago in Awesome. Submitted by sux2bu

Sitting in the middle of this manmade lake in Queensland Australia, sits a giant machine that creates waves designed for surfing.
Using compressed air, it’s pushed upwards, when dropped, it’s shape displaces a perfect ring of water that travels outwards, until hitting several manmade reefs, creating different height surfing waves.
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Britain's Largest Battery Is Actually A Lake

Published 5 years ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu

Dinorwig Power Station, otherwise known as Electric Mountain, is a pumped-storage hydro station in Llanberis, Wales. And yes: it's Britain's largest battery. Here's how it works.

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Driver Ants Eat Slug Alive | Natural World: Ant Attack | BBC Earth

Published 5 years ago in Nature. Submitted by sux2bu

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Deepfake Videos Are Getting Terrifyingly Real

Published 4 years ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu

Artificially intelligent face swap videos, known as deepfakes, are more sophisticated and accessible than ever.

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What Can $10 Get You in AFGHANISTAN?

Published 4 years ago in Documentary. Submitted by sux2bu

Today in Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan -- I bought 9 things for less than $10 USD! A turban, kebabs, shisha, rickshaw ride... and can you guess what else?!
Much like its neighboring countries of Iran and Pakistan, daily life expenses in Afghanistan are VERY CHEAP when compared to Western standards.
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