Comments on: Water water everywhere http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/12/15/water-water-everywhere/ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Sili http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/12/15/water-water-everywhere/#comment-58118 Sili Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:24:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=3531#comment-58118 I can usually follow along and get the gist of the posts on this excellent blog, but I have to admit defeat at this one. I'm in over my head. I can usually follow along and get the gist of the posts on this excellent blog, but I have to admit defeat at this one. I’m in over my head.

]]> By: spyder http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/12/15/water-water-everywhere/#comment-58117 spyder Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:22:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=3531#comment-58117 It is great that physicists promote surfing! Thanks Daniel for bringing this to light. It is great that physicists promote surfing! Thanks Daniel for bringing this to light.

]]> By: Jer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/12/15/water-water-everywhere/#comment-58116 Jer Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:47:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=3531#comment-58116 Cold water waves pack a harder punch than warm water waves,same with the wind. By the way,Kelly should have won the Eddy,he was robbed. Cold water waves pack a harder punch than warm water waves,same with the wind.
By the way,Kelly should have won the Eddy,he was robbed.

]]> By: Spiv http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/12/15/water-water-everywhere/#comment-58115 Spiv Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:27:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=3531#comment-58115 It's a funny thing with the waves too; around here (Florida) we mostly get small swells, but hurricanes can be a great opportunity for overhead+ (especially offshore hurricanes). This last year we had two weekends that resulted in 12-15 footers. Not only is it completely different just by scale, but I've been informed by many friends that even if the waves are the same size they tend to be much more powerful overall in Hawaii. Something about the short buildup area (we have a slow grade, they have a sharp dropoff) and hardness of the floor (entirely loose sand vs. mostly rock and flow). Either way, as a small-time surfer who is happy to just get a good ride in every now and then, those are some intimidating waves pictured. I don't think I'd leave the shore. It’s a funny thing with the waves too; around here (Florida) we mostly get small swells, but hurricanes can be a great opportunity for overhead+ (especially offshore hurricanes). This last year we had two weekends that resulted in 12-15 footers.

Not only is it completely different just by scale, but I’ve been informed by many friends that even if the waves are the same size they tend to be much more powerful overall in Hawaii. Something about the short buildup area (we have a slow grade, they have a sharp dropoff) and hardness of the floor (entirely loose sand vs. mostly rock and flow).

Either way, as a small-time surfer who is happy to just get a good ride in every now and then, those are some intimidating waves pictured. I don’t think I’d leave the shore.

]]> By: Garrett http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/12/15/water-water-everywhere/#comment-58114 Garrett Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:33:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=3531#comment-58114 It was a fantastic week for waves here in Maui. I don't know about best of the decade, but definitely best of the winter so far -- and it's just getting started. Kitesurfing's been good too. Consider an airplane as an alternative to a teleporter, without the philosophical quandary. It was a fantastic week for waves here in Maui. I don’t know about best of the decade, but definitely best of the winter so far — and it’s just getting started. Kitesurfing’s been good too. Consider an airplane as an alternative to a teleporter, without the philosophical quandary.

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