Cô Linden Wolbert bõ ra số tiền là 10,000 bãng Anh dễ sắm một bộ dồ bơi lội zành cho fụ nữ mà ngươi ta thường goại là nữ nhân ngư.
The real-life mermaid who uses her £10,000
tail to swim with sharks and jellyfish - and can hold her breath for FIVE
minutes
- Linden Wolbert, 32, from Los Angeles, travels the world as
a full-time professional mermaid
- Hydro-dynamic tail, which weighs 35lb, took seven months to
make and cost £10,000
- Freediver and model can swim to depths of 115ft
- Uses skills to promote ocean conservation and education
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Meet
the real life mermaid who swims with jellyfish and can hold her breath under
water for up to five minutes
Linden Wolbert travels the world as a full
time professional mermaid and uses her custom-made 6ft tail to propel her
through the water.
The 32-year-old freediver and model can swim to
depths of 115ft and uses her skills to promote ocean conservation and
education.
Linden, from Los Angeles, California, said: 'I
grew up as a water baby. My parents are both competitive swimmers.
'I always looked forward to going to the ocean
for our summer vacation. I had a magnetism to the water.
'I've kind of always been a freediver but
didn't realise the sport existed until ten years ago. Shortly thereafter, I
when began training.
'Free diving is 70 per cent psychological. You
have to be very calm and at ease in the water.'
Linden always dreamed of becoming a mermaid
after growing up watching films like The Little Mermaid and Splash but it
didn't become a reality until she got to know Hollywood special effects artist
Allan Holt.
They spent seven months working on the 35lb
tail, which was made from a fibreglass mould of Linden's body.
It involved sealing a monofin inside
high-quality silicone to make it hydro-dynamic and effective in the water.
The thousands of fish scales were painstakingly
sculpted individually by hand out of clay before they were duplicated in
fibreglass and then the final mould was injected with silicone.
The whole project cost around £10,000 to
complete.
Linden said: 'I was introduced to Allan through
a friend. He wanted my advice for an underwater music video. I happened to
mention I'd always wanted a mermaid tail but had no idea where to begin.
'Allan said he'd help me straight away.
'We set a budget at the start but then things
happened. It ended up being way over but it was worth it.'My friends and family
were all there the first time I used it in the water. I couldn't stop smiling.
I couldn't believe it was finally happening.'
In some of these amazing images, Linden is seen swimming in Jellyfish Lake on the island of Palau, which used to be connected to the Pacific Ocean.
Since it has been cut off, it has become home to millions of jellyfish because they have no risk of predators. The 12,000 year-old lake is the only place in the world where you can swim safely among them - because the sea creatures have lost their sting.
Linden visited the lake, which is popular with snorkellers, during a two-week trip to the island. She said: 'I had been on a dive that day and had left my tail drying. I always bring it with me wherever I go.
'A man came over to me and asked if I was the mermaid that went in the tail. I said yes and he told me his wife was a photographer and would love to photograph me.
In some of these amazing images, Linden is seen swimming in Jellyfish Lake on the island of Palau, which used to be connected to the Pacific Ocean.
Since it has been cut off, it has become home to millions of jellyfish because they have no risk of predators. The 12,000 year-old lake is the only place in the world where you can swim safely among them - because the sea creatures have lost their sting.
Linden visited the lake, which is popular with snorkellers, during a two-week trip to the island. She said: 'I had been on a dive that day and had left my tail drying. I always bring it with me wherever I go.
'A man came over to me and asked if I was the mermaid that went in the tail. I said yes and he told me his wife was a photographer and would love to photograph me.
'It
sounded like a great idea so we got a boat out to the lake. It
was so perfect. It was the coolest thing being surrounded by these golden
pulsating creatures.'
The images were taken by diver and underwater photographer Wendy Capili-Wilkie, who lives on the island.
The images were taken by diver and underwater photographer Wendy Capili-Wilkie, who lives on the island.
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