Check out this amazing slow-motion video taken beneath a huge wave off the coast of Pohnpei in the Caroline Islands in Micronesia. It was filmed by Australian cameraman Bali Strickland who specializes in filming world-class surfers doing their thing. He used a special high-speed camera that videotapes the action in high definition and at 20 times slower than normal speed. The camera captured - for the first time - underwater spiralling vortices created by the 12-foot wave's action. The remarkable footage is part of an upcoming BBC series on the South Pacific.

Tags : waves, surfing, slow-motion filming, ocean power, water

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Biography

I wish I were an expert in:

EVERYTHING!!

Dream jobs:

**Forensic Investigator for the FBI
**Criminal Profiler for the FBI
**Actress
**ROCKSTAR ;)

Education and work

Website

MySpace

About me

Well, I attend Hamline University with the majors of Criminal Justice (emphasis on Forensic Science) and Psychology. I study under Susan Myster, who happens to be one of the smartest professors I know :) I'm also a multi-talented person with many goals in life...science being close to the top :) I love to learn! Knowledge is key! I don't know what I would do if I didn't have books and the internet to study anything and everything! And I really love this website! There's just so much information to soak up...

Science in my life

What is science to you?

Science is a never ending study of our lives and the life around us. To me, it's a way to understand ourselves. How we were created, what we were created for, what we were meant to do...and it's also a way to understand the world we are living in and the living creatures, and insects that we are surrounded by daily.

I would invent

A new planet that could hold human life and contained no possible natural disaster! ;P

Technology I love

THE INTERNET!! You can find almost anything...

Technology that drives me crazy

CELLPHONES!! I know they're supposed to be helpful...but they're not!! Cellphones should only be used in case of emergency when your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and you get stranded...THAT'S IT!!

What technology do you use every day?

My computer/the internet...

Human brain
Courtesy WikipediaResearch coming out of the University of California shows that surfing the web is not only good for your brain but may aid in countering the natural slow-down the brain experiences from aging. With the amount of time I spend on the Internet, this could mean the aging process in my own brain has come to a complete standstill. Why don't you give your own brain a boost by going here for the full story.

Tags : internet, brain power, brain, aging, surfing

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Bring 'em on: Come on you nasty sharks...I'll take you all on. (Flickr photo by Cayusa)The Miami Dolphins on the NFL football field maybe struggling through a winless season so far, but their namesakes off the coast of California chalked up a big win a few months ago.

When surfer Todd Endris was surfing near Monterey on Aug. 28, a 12- to 15-foot great white shark attacked him. It’s not uncommon for surfers to be the targets of sharks, who look up through the water to see what they think is a tasty seal.

Three shark bites peeled skin off his back and had ripped his right leg down to the bone. Then to the rescue came a pod of dolphins.

The formed a protective ring around him, allowing Endris to get his wits about him, paddle to shore and get first aid attention on shore from a friend.

I heard Endris share his tale on the Today Show earlier this week. You can get the full report by clicking here. But my biggest question was left unanswered. Why did the dolphins intervene?

Science doesn’t have the answer yet, but cases of dolphins rescuing people go back to tales from ancient Greece.

Just last year, four lifeguards in New Zealand were saved from sharks by the similar action of a pod of dolphins.

One more interesting twist to the story, within six weeks Endris was back on his surfboard riding the waters off on Monterey again.

So what do you think is at play with dolphins coming to the rescue? Do you think they do this for other species as well, or just humans? Share your thoughts here with Science Buzz readers.

Tags : dolphins, California, sharks, shark attack, surfing, Monterey

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