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Garrett McNamara Sets Record for Riding Biggest Wave

Fri, 11 May 2012 17:00:00 EST

The Guinness World Records has recognized Garrett McNamara of Hawaii has holding the record for surfing the biggest wave ever. McNamara surfed a monster 78-foot high wave off the coast of Portugal in November, 2011. Here is some footage of McNamara's epic ride:

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Turanor PlanetSolar Completes Journey Around the World

Sat, 5 May 2012 18:00:00 EST

Bloomberg reports that the Turanor PlanetSolar, a solar powered catamaran, has completed its journey around the world using the power of the sun. Bloomberg says Monaco's Prince Albert II will be one of the guests joining the vessel for celebrations.

The amazing ship contains over 38,000 solar panels. It is the biggest solar ship in the world. It is 31 meters long with a width of 15 meters. The surface of the solar panels measures 537 square meters. It's top speed is 14 knots. Energy is stored in 6 blocks of lithium-ion batteries. The ship can store up to 3 days of power for periods of cloudy or inclement weather.

Here is an animation from NMA News about the solar ship's journey around the globe. Take a look:

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Crude, Creepy Booby Traps Set on Hiker Trail in Utah

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:00:00 EST

Crude booby traps were found set on a popular hiking trail in Utah. The devices were set to swing rocks and sharp sticks toward a hapless hiker that tripped the traps. The traps were found by an observant forest ranger,. Two men admitted setting the cruel traps on the hiking trail, but claim they were trying to capture animals. Take a look:

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Outdoors Blog Joins Pinterest

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:00:00 EST

Outdoors Blog is now on Pinterest. Pinterest is a new social networks that lets users create virtual pinboards on different topics, such as their favorite outdoor hobbies. You can find Outdoors Blog on Pinterest here.

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Wave Glider is a Wave and Solar Powered Unmanned Robotic Craft

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:00:00 EST

Liquid Robotics created this unique marine research robot named Wave Glider. The unmanned robot uses the power of the waves, plus solar energy gathered by solar panels, for power. It can travel at speeds up to two knots per hour collecting real-time ocean data for scientists. The Daily has more details about these research robots here. Take a look:

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Locals Save 30 Stranded Dolphins in Arraial do Cabo Beach

Fri, 9 Mar 2012 21:00:00 EST

Locals saved about thirty dolphins at Arraial do Cabo (Brazil). The poor dolphins were found stranded in the morning on March 5th, 2012. Great job to all the people who helped them. The video was filmed by Gerd Traue. Take a look:

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Actress Lucy Lawless Arrested Protesting Oil Drilling Ship

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:00:00 EST

New Zealand police arrested actress Lucy Lawless. She was protesting on Noble Discoverer, a Shell oil drilling ship, with five Greenpeace activists. Lucy and the five Greenpeace activists were all arrested after spending four days aboard the ship conducting their protests. They were all charged with burglary. You can see photographs of Lucy protesting the ship here. Here is some raw footage:

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Australians Set Water Skiing World Record With 145 People Water Skiing Simultaneously

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:47:00 EST

145 Australians water ski simultaneously to set a world record in this video clip. This is a lot of people water skiing at the same time. It looks like it will be very difficult to beat. Take a look:

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