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Mysterious Beach Patterns That Scientists Can’t Explain
These mysterious beach formations, like the ones spotted on a beach in Dorset, England, are called beach cusps – and one reason they’re mysterious is that scientists still aren’t completely sure how they’re formed.
Beach cusps, which often appear during or after storms, are unusual because their spacing is uniform and regular. If you don’t believe in aliens, there are two prevailing theories about their formation. The first is the ‘standing edge’ theory, which involves interactions between normal waves approaching the shore and “edge” waves, which form perpendicular to the shore. The interactions between these waves form regularly-spaced points of different wave intensity. The other theory is the self-organization theory, which claims that cusps are the result of regular wave, current, and sand interactions over time that create feedback loops. Many scientists believe that both of these theories might work in unison to create these curious structures.
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AnasHadidi 9 years ago
this is because of double slit google double slit experiment and see , waves (sound , light , our even ocean waves) behave in a similar way don't say science can't explain it !
Rob Reeve 8 years ago
Exactly!!! That's the first thing I thought of. Of course I'm a Reactor Operator and know a little physics.
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InternationalJournalist 9 years ago
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LalyLynch 9 years ago
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Load More Replies... AnasHadidi 9 years ago
this is because of double slit google double slit experiment and see , waves (sound , light , our even ocean waves) behave in a similar way don't say science can't explain it !
Rob Reeve 8 years ago
Exactly!!! That's the first thing I thought of. Of course I'm a Reactor Operator and know a little physics.
Load More Replies... InternationalJournalist 9 years ago
* If you want to find the real answer please read the text below completely * in the name of allah, the beneficent, the merciful the beneficent allah, [1] taught the quran [2] he created man, [3] taught him the mode of expression [4] the sun and the moon follow a reckoning? which then of the bounties of your lord will you deny? [13] he created man from dry clay like earthen vessels, [14] and he created the jinn of a flame of fire [15] which then of the bounties of your lord will you deny? [18] he has made the two seas to flow freely (so that) they meet together: [19] between them is a barrier which they cannot pass [20] which then of the bounties of your lord will you deny? [25] everyone on it must pass away [26] and there will endure for ever the person of your lord, the lord of glory and honor [27] which then of the bounties of your lord will you deny?
LalyLynch 9 years ago
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