# Interesting inflatable wetsuit technology for monster wave surfers

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 6, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-inflatable-wetsuit-technology-for-monster-wave-surfers/584564 "2011-06-06T23:23:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-inflatable-wetsuit-technology-for-monster-wave-surfers/584564/1 "2011-06-06T23:23:55Z")

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Story here - fascinating tech!

[http://www.surfline.com/video/events-and-promotions/introducing-the-inflatable-wetsuit\_56388](http://www.surfline.com/video/events-and-promotions/introducing-the-inflatable-wetsuit_56388)

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**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-inflatable-wetsuit-technology-for-monster-wave-surfers/584564/2 "2011-06-07T00:15:30Z")

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That’s pretty cool. I was just today telling a story about a bad wipeout and hold-down I had surfing at Jalama in California. I can’t imagine what these guys go through at Jaws and Mavericks.