German surfer Sebastian Steudtner rode one of the one largest waves on record earlier this year, and if this video doesn't frighten you, you have nerves of steel.
Steudtner was towed into what was estimated as a 95-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal. Daredevil surfers chase these mega waves each year, and not everyone is able to ride away safely.
How bad would it be for a wave like this to land on you? It’s impossible to know precisely based on this video, however we do know that a cubic meter of water weighs 1,000 kilograms. A wave the size of Steudtner is exerting a force off the lip of approximately 1,435,000 kilograms — or the weight of 39.4 fully-loaded tractor trailers.
-Courtesy SB Nation