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First artificial wave pool was built in 1927

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Why go to the actual ocean when you can thrash around in chlorinated turbulence? The concept was pioneered in Hungary at the Gellért Baths. They engineered a mechanized system to churn the water, successfully bringing the anxiety of being unexpectedly pulled under a wave to a landlocked, concrete environment.

First artificial wave pool was built in 1927
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