Photographer Phil Thurston shot a wave.

Slowed it down until those few seconds became 40.

Turns out the ocean is doing something extraordinary every single moment.

We're just moving too fast to notice.pic.twitter.com/9bLgmLesy8

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 16, 2026

For a few minutes each year, sunlight makes this Yosemite waterfall look like a river of fire.😍 pic.twitter.com/hbqXQ295hh

— UFO mania (@maniaUFO) May 16, 2026