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CURIOUS KIDS - SECRET SPOT TAHITI. This place is secret on pain of death: a weird wave that appears out of almost nothing, jacks up as the water hits the reef, and then fades away again. Photo: Shelli Bankier
People love staring at waves, because waves are beautiful. When was the last time you saw someone staring at a soccer field when there was no one running around kicking a ball? Big waves have that terrifying beauty, while small waves are just pretty and serene. Put someone on a surfboard on top of those waves, and you have a recipe for splendor. Or in this case, a recipe for 82 of them.