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Body surfers frolic in waves of foam on June 5 off the coast of Lorne in Victoria, Australia. The foam was apparently created when rains sent organic matter flowing into the ocean and waves whipped it into a froth. "We only get to observe this phenomenon every few years," one surfer reported, "and this was the most impressive we had seen."
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Wish I could experience that too. Looks like a lot of fun.
June 19 2012 at 4:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyCool, but....what "organic matter" does the foam consist of?...because it DOES look kinda gross!
June 19 2012 at 1:47 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOMG that looks like fun but it also looks gross.
June 18 2012 at 1:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyyoiks
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