One of the most difficult #friendlywaves I’ve ever gotten! Did I get it right?
Florian sent me a #friendlywave — a wave picture he took, with hopes that I might be able to explain what is going on there. And this one had me puzzled…
Tag: ship’s wake
A #friendlywaves from Lofoten
A #friendlywaves post: you send me the pictures, I talk about physics! Today: My friend A sent me these lovely pictures from Lofoten, knowing I love wave watching. And there is…
Concave sea wall focuses waves into interesting pattern
Early morning Kiel fjord — today even featuring a hot-air balloon! But, more interestingly, the wake of this police boat. I find it already pretty cool in the picture below:…
Observing the shape of shallow water waves on a beach
When I go wave watching back home in Kiel, I tend to be drawn to other places than this particular one, but sometimes you find gold in the places you…
Walk to & visit at GEOMAR as wave watching occasion
These very long and regular wave crests were caused by a ship — they are one side of the V of a ship’s wake that’s about to reach the sea…
Wake watching at Ratzeburger Segelschule
The waves that ducks (or ships, or anything else moving through water) make are called “wakes”. And wake watching is so much fun! A wake is pretty much the Mach…
A #friendlywaves from Tampa, Florida
Anyone who might be new to my blog because of yesterday’s presentation at #SiPManc — please don’t be scared and run away, this is the most complicated #friendlywaves I have…
Nena sent me some #friendlywaves from Lago Maggiore
This is a #friendlywaves challenge, where I try to explain other people’s wave photos and they tell me how I did. I love it when my friends see waves, think…