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Surfer rides 78-foot wave into record books

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    Garrett McNamara on his record-setting ride

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For any -- this is the ride of a lifetime conquering a 78.

Foot wave in becoming the new world record holder.

For the highest wave ever -- and survived but.

For this wave master it's not about to reward it's the thrill of the risk -- that was gonna daredevil -- right now.

I'm sorry Steve include his professional surfer a world record holder Garrett Mac to -- Garrett.

Where did you get the guts to go after wave like that.

I don't know it's kind of came not show.

After -- somebody -- -- in Hawaii.

Yeah now what's interesting is okay -- you you broke the world record which had been 77 feet and that one that we're looking at right there's 78 feet.

Here it will tell us what it's like when -- inside a wave that is as big as close to an eight story building.

When you get inside it it just kind of kind of stand still it's like hearing your own little world down -- You can actually feel your heart beating and it's the most amazing experience a surfer can have seating inside that barrel inside the -- But Garrett as you do that does this does a surfer like yourself are think.

What happens if I miss time -- what happens if I get swallowed up.

That's -- You give -- ration it's survival time if you don't make it you're just fighting to survive fighting for your life.

Now what's interesting is there are all sorts of techniques and and tools now that you guys professional surfers can use to figure out when to catch a perfect wave like that when -- Portugal it's a little bit about the web sites and stuff like that.

We got surf line -- net -- while there an app that mocked parents reads tools I use the Internet it's just so amazing we could see the swells.

-- mean we can take a plane to get in front of this well wait for it to come in we know exactly how big it's going to be one of the biggest -- giving head.

And it's a science -- it's amazing with the Internet.

-- I'm just amazed number one.

That they knew exactly how big -- wave was how do you get the exact footage solid baseball league and use a tape measure.

Yet it's really funny I mean we really don't know exactly where the bottom is so it's solved you know.

It depends on who's measuring yeah they just curiosity if -- ever fall off a 78 foot wave what's it feel like.

Who's this -- can be that's a wild ride you feel like a grain of sand in the ocean in the inept.

I don't washing machine on spin cycle and it's just like.

You're in your there's no control you just got -- league goalie that.

Yet you also -- worse wiped out so you're a man this is going to put that conflict caution to the wind.

Garrett -- to -- thanks so much congratulations and out of the world record.

All right thank you thank you -- -- that is -- very good scary even watching it okay.

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