'The Wave Watcher's Companion'

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http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-waves-20100724,0,1942947.story


Book examines the ups and downs of waves of every kind


"There's a regular rhythm to waves that calms us," says British author Gavin Pretor-Pinney, explaining how he came to be fascinated by the science behind the movement of the ocean. In "The Wave Watcher's Companion: From Ocean Waves to Light Waves via Shock Waves, Stadium Waves, and All the Rest of Life's Undulations," he stares down the physics behind waves of all stripes

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The quaint book is part hard science, part friendly explanation. Pretor-Pinney talked with the Los Angeles Times about waves of sea and sand; how bees and hippos do "the wave," and more.

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What about stadium waves?

We all love performing The Wave — especially when there is not much going on on the pitch. But I was intrigued to learn that a Hungarian professor had made two studies into the science of stadium waves. He told me that the critical number of people needed to get a wave started is 25. Also, the waves typically travel around the stadiums at 27 mph.

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Waves are essential to the transport systems of your body. For your heart to pump the 4,300 gallons of blood it does in any 24-hour period, it has to beat 100,000 times. Each and every one of those beats takes the form of a coordinated muscular wave.
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thought someone might find this interesting on a Sun. morning.

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1. we carry the ocean in our bodies because the ocean is our true mother nt

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2. yes, our bodies are tidal and follow the moon's pull

nt

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3. In every cell

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4. Waves are amazing. Each one's the same. Each one's different.

Thanks for the heads-up, ensho.