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To: BenLurkin

Interesting but what the heck are gravity waves?


4 posted on 01/22/2014 2:18:19 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

“Not to be confused with ripples in space and time known as gravitational waves, the gravity waves in a planet’s atmosphere can occur when winds whip over geological features like a mountain’s face or crater wall and the updraft rises and sinks in a layer of stable air above. Condensation in the rising air can produce clouds, creating a pattern of waves moving in the same direction, spaced at regular intervals.”

So, really, just interesting cloud patterns, and nothing to do with gravity.


5 posted on 01/22/2014 2:34:31 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Beowulf9

I as hoping somebody here would know.


7 posted on 01/22/2014 4:20:57 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Beowulf9

Waves at the beach are also gravity waves.


10 posted on 01/22/2014 6:22:18 PM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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