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Gordon Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 21894 Gordon Gender:	Wave machine Jan 22^nd, 2019 at 6:12pm So many days of crap surf. I'm thinking of some kind of a water tower that could be built maybe 1km off the beach. Powered by solar, wind and tides, it could pump water into the tower and when full released in one go sending a nice reliable wave to shore. A bit of artificial reef to shape the wave may be necessary. Attention Elon Musk!!
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Captain Caveman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6211 Gender:	Re: Wave machine Reply #1 - Jan 22^nd, 2019 at 7:37pm Slaters wave pool is the best. Puurrfekt waves that can be sized to suit the riders. No need for the ocean anymore. https://vimeo.com/149396475
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Captain Caveman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6211 Gender:	Re: Wave machine Reply #2 - Jan 22^nd, 2019 at 7:47pm
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 56987 Gender:	Re: Wave machine Reply #3 - Jan 22^nd, 2019 at 8:29pm I like watching waves roll overhead. Diving underwater to watch in 40m viz, a wave come towards and then over me, as the water curves tube and rolls away. It's even better when I watch Dolphins swim along it, over it and all around it, towards shore.
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juliar Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 22966	Re: Wave machine Reply #4 - Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 3:06pm Wave generators have been tried without any great success so far. There is one near Perth in WA I believe. Here is the story. https://www.power-technology.com/projects/perth-wave-energy-project/ There is another one planned near Portugal:- https://www.power-technology.com/projects/pelamis/
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Reply #5 - Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 4:06pm

juliar wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 3:06pm:

Wave generators have been tried without any great success so far.

There is one near Perth in WA I believe.

https://www.power-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/09/1-wave-diagr...

Here is the story. https://www.power-technology.com/projects/perth-wave-energy-project/

There is another one planned near Portugal:- https://www.power-technology.com/projects/pelamis/

Gordon was referring to a wave making machine, but waves sure do have potential to produce a lot of clean energy if only they could nail down the right technology.

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Black Orchid Gold Member Offline Posts: 5826 Gender:	Re: Wave machine Reply #6 - Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 4:53pm You could try Surf Ryder at Ryde?
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Reply #7 - Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 6:00pm

Black Orchid wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 4:53pm:

You could try Surf Ryder at Ryde?

I'm thinking of a totally different scale.

A 100000+ tank on a huge platform that fills up with solar and wind power.
Whenever it's full all the water would woosh out and some kind of device would focus the energy to the break.

I reckon every 20 mins or so. Some artificial reefs could be designed to shape the wave.

I don't care about the cost because I want Elon Musk to build it.

Attention Elon Musk. BUILD ME A WAVE MACHINE.

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 56987 Gender:	Re: Wave machine Reply #8 - Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 8:10pm Well Elon can build me a swimming pool that goes down to 300m without the Colossus Squid at the bottom waiting. (btw: defunct wave generator at Port Kembla)
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Ramp7 Full Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 136 Gender:	Re: Wave machine Reply #9 - Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 8:15pm Jasin wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 8:10pm: Well Elon can build me a swimming pool that goes down to 300m without the Colossus Squid at the bottom waiting. (btw: defunct wave generator at Port Kembla) Are you a krakenaphobe?
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Reply #10 - Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 8:52pm

Ramp7 wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 8:15pm:

Jasin wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 8:10pm:

Well Elon can build me a swimming pool that goes down to 300m without the Colossus Squid at the bottom waiting.

(btw: defunct wave generator at Port Kembla)

Are you a krakenaphobe?

Most definately. It's a fear that has been handed down through countless generations in at least one of the generation. It was told to me that the fear came from a great ancestor that was a Captain of a ship that got attacked by a Kraken/Giant Squid in the far north Sea off Norway and lost many crew members. They say its a 'curse' that was bestowed upon the Captain by the Kraken for not having offered himself first as the Captain of the ship - to appease the Kraken.

So here I am. Scuba Diver and the mere sight of that Colossus Squid Photo gives me the heeby-jeebies.

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Reply #11 - Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 9:04pm

Jasin wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 8:52pm:

Ramp7 wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 8:15pm:

Jasin wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 8:10pm:

Well Elon can build me a swimming pool that goes down to 300m without the Colossus Squid at the bottom waiting.

(btw: defunct wave generator at Port Kembla)

Are you a krakenaphobe?

Most definately. It's a fear that has been handed down through countless generations in at least one of the generation. It was told to me that the fear came from a great ancestor that was a Captain of a ship that got attacked by a Kraken/Giant Squid in the far north Sea off Norway and lost many crew members. They say its a 'curse' that was bestowed upon the Captain by the Kraken for not having offered himself first as the Captain of the ship - to appease the Kraken.

So here I am. Scuba Diver and the mere sight of that Colossus Squid Photo gives me the heeby-jeebies.

How about calimari?

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 56987 Gender:	Re: Wave machine Reply #12 - Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 9:13pm Ironically no. I love eating calimari. Not the most exciting taste of food. But good with chips n' fish.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53272 At my desk.	Re: Wave machine Reply #13 - Jan 27^th, 2019 at 9:33am I saw someone riding one of those winged SUPs into the bar last time I went out fishing. Looks like fun. Those things are opening up a lot more options for surfing.
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Reply #14 - Jan 27^th, 2019 at 10:33am

juliar wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2019 at 3:06pm:

Wave generators have been tried without any great success so far.

There is one near Perth in WA I believe.

https://www.power-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/09/1-wave-diagr...

Here is the story. https://www.power-technology.com/projects/perth-wave-energy-project/

There is another one planned near Portugal:- https://www.power-technology.com/projects/pelamis/

I see the pattern Wink

You are not complaining about this because the average punter can't have one in their backyard Wink

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