The art form is taking the fibers and basically being able to layer the board in such a way that the board is going to like dampen and bend and absorb the sea chop or the water. So it's more like a read the way reads are designed. They blow with the wind, they bend, they don't break. And if you're here in Hawaii and you watch the, you know, a 70, 80 foot palm tree, a coconut tree swaying the wind,. It's so strong but they have give to them and they kind of absorb.
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