23K views · 407 reactions | For as perfect as the Kelly Slater Wave Co pool is from a surf perspective, it’s also a feat of modern engineering, replicating the properties of ocean waves down to specifically designed bottom-contours. (cc: Science | World Surf League | Jon Cohen | Videoblocks by Storyblocks) | The Inertia | Facebook

Kelly Slater is the Greatest Surfer of All Time for many reasons. Eleven World Titles, fifty-five World Championship Tour victories, and almost as impressive, the near-supernatural ability to will waves into existence, especially in clutch moments, resulting in last-minute, edge-of-your seat heroics that can only be described as Slater Moments. Here’s Slater this morning, 52 years young, doing exactly that. Kelly and the world’s best surfers are competing in Tahiti today, at the same venue that