Inside Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch, where you can surf 100 miles inland -- for $10,000 | ESPN Photo
The Kelly Slater Wave Company Surf Ranch, also known as Slater's wave, is a 20-acre surfing amusement park in Lemoore, California, amid the farmland of the state's Central Valley. It's not the first man-made wave park, but it's the most powerful: The wave reaches speeds of 20 mph and heights of 8 feet, making it a capable host for competitions like the World Surf League Championship Tour. In time, controlled environments like Slater’s wave may become the norm for surfing competitions.
Customers pay $10,000 to surf for an hour, so it’s no surprise that the Surf Ranch boasts a celebrity clientele: Chris Hemsworth, Drew Brees, Tony Hawk, Shaun White, and Eddie Vedder have all caught waves there.
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THE HEART ATTACK GRILL: Burgers and Spanking? Why Would You Eat There?
In Sin City, there’s a place where burgers are bigger than your arm, fries are cooked in lard, and if you’re 350+ lbs you eat for free. These Heart Attack Grill nurse-waitresses will prescribe 9,000-calorie burgers, but if you don’t take your medicine, be ready for the consequences! SUBSCRIBE:
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A hospital-themed restaurant that’s been “Combating Anorexia Since 2005,” the Heart Attack Grill is owner Jon Basso’s tribute to nutritional pornography. Inspired by his life as a personal trainer, the restaurant is a virtual temple to cheat days. The menu features “Double-, Triple- and Quadruple Bypass Burgers,” “Flatliner Fries” and some drinks that would make even the most excessive drunks ashamed. All this served up by “nurses” (rather, waitresses wearing sexy nurse outfits). Don’t finish your prescription? You’ll get a spanking from your personal nurse.
Have you ever been to the Heart Attack Grill? Did you finish your food, or did you receive a punishment/reward? Are you going to put it on your bucket list? (Pro tip: put it near the end!) Is there a place near you that you’d like to check out?
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