On Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:40:00 JIMRPT wrote: > >Well back to the pebble in the pond analogy....if'n y'all throws a pebble in >da pond the waves will travel away from the pebbles impact point until they >meet a point of resistance they can't overcome...at that point the energy >will be reversed and a and a corresponding, and identical, wave will begin >it's journey back toward the point of origination and any other point that >the surface of resistant determines by the angle of impact. > If the point of resistance is a rock cliff face the most energy will be >reflected back to the impact point...if the point of resistance is a pebble >beach a very fragmented pattern will be returned...if the impact point is a >wide bed of weeds most all the energy will be soaked up by the weeds and >almost none, if any, will be reflected back. > > Energy works in the same manner in all mediums unless 'forced' to do >otherwise by design. >Jim Bryant (FL) > What if the point of impact is a gap between the soundboard and the rim? Oh, and by the way, if no waves are reflected the pond still functions. Phil F -- Click here for your very own create-a-date adventure from MatchMaker Go to http://ecard.matchmaker.com/dating.html
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