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  Surface Processes students respond with a sigh of relief after the Noachian inundation of the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tour.

On September 26, 1999 Dr. Marcus Bursik took his students on a Jet Boat Tour of the Niagara Gorge to study the surface processes of the Niagara River. Looks of concern could be seen on their faces after the tour guide mentioned that automatic bailers would purge any accumulated water from the boat. Students were deluged with wave after wave of 55 ºF water that accumulated in the boat up to their waists. The waves hit with such great force students were pinned back into their seats as water invaded every orifice of their heads.

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