During the 2011 Red Bull Minor Threat surf trip in Indonesia, professional surfer Bruce Irons attached flares to his surfboard and went… wait for it… Flare Surfing. As you can see from these gifs, the results were blazingly awesome. At times it looks like Bruce is actually surfing on a board made of flames.
“Irons admits that he wasn’t too keen on the idea when fellow team member Sam McIntosh suggested the “flare surfing” idea to him. However, in the end, he opted to perform the stunt, not knowing just how awesome the blazing trail of inferno would look at night through the water.“
Visit My Modern Metropolis to check out an additional GIF as well as a brief video of Bruce Irons flare surfing and describing his spectacular stunt.
Onua helps Lewa save himself by throwing down his weapons and trusting him not to hurt him. and Matau goes to Vakama and asks him to come back to him even while Vakama is halfway to killing him. and Kopaka leaps off his airship and grabs Takanuva gently by the shoulder and tells him quietly that this isn't who he is when he's starting to lose control. and it's this really unexpectedly lovely theme of trusting your brother to remember himself even when he's struggling and knowing he's still a good person inside and forgiving him even before he's apologized. it's not a traditionally masculine response and I love that there's this idea that being gentle and understanding and being there for someone is what reminds them of who they are and lets them save themselves.
however!! if your brother is poisoned by a Rahkshi and completely out of his mind and not responding to a loving "remember who you are!!" don't stop to try and reason with him. turn him into an ice cube and get him to a Water Toa. he doesn't need sympathy, he needs medical attention !!!! this has been a PSA thank u for your attention