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In the Mad World of Extreme Sports, Wetsuiting Stands Alone

It's fishing, in the dark, on a rock, with the possibility of sharks

(Newser) - To understand just how extreme the extreme sport of "wetsuiting" can be, consider the advice Tyler Austin Harper was given by a fellow fisherman about taking up the sport: "Don't." As Harper explains in a lengthy piece for the Atlantic , wetsuiting is a type of saltwater...

Some Think Twice About Wearing a Wetsuit in SF

The 'WSJ' explains wetsuit shaming is a real thing there

(Newser) - If you're not someone with firsthand knowledge of swimming in the San Francisco Bay area, then there's probably another element to these dips that has escaped you: the drama over whether to don a wetsuit while taking one. As Robert McMillan writes for the Wall Street Journal , a...

Australians Unveil 'Shark-Proof' Wetsuits

Or so they hope

(Newser) - Australian researchers say they've come up with the first shark-proof wetsuits, reports the BBC . Divers and surfers might be a little disappointed to learn that the suits aren't made of some magical fiber that wards off sharp teeth—this is all about visual tricks. One has black and...

Google Street View Ambushed in Norway
 Google Street View 
 Ambushed in Norway 
DRIVER TIPPED 'EM OFF
Feb 10, 2010 6:43 PM CST

Google Street View Ambushed in Norway

Tipped to car's arrival, buddies wait with spears, wetsuits

(Newser) - Tipped off by their driver buddy to its whereabouts, a Norwegian pair ambushed Google’s Street View camera car last summer, chasing it while wearing wetsuits and wielding spears. The photos have been making the online rounds, and Oslo daily Aftenposten tracked down the Bergen residents. “It was meant...

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