Re: [Paddlewise] Water motion in a wave

From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:34:45 -0800
John Winters wrote:
> Gee guys, why believe what you see on the internet?
> 
> Just go down to the ocean where you can see waves from the side 
> (breakwaters into harbours are usually good for this) on a fairly 
> windless day, throw a block of wood out and watch.

Yeah, I am much chagrined that when I watched one of the electronic wave 
simulations, I realized that I had strong memories of exactly that motion, 
in the form of kelp fronds.  I knew it, but I did not know it.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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