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Old November 22nd 07, 08:26 PM posted to sci.geo.earthquakes,alt.talk.weather,uk.sci.astronomy
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Default Sonics and Entropy

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Weatherlawyer wrote:

We are familiar with the behaviour of bridges in winds and to
synchronised traffic.


We are?

Can you point out the problem with the Tacoma Narrows bridge? Can you
describe why the same thing doesn't happen with the Golden Gate Bridge?
Can you describe what was wrong with the new pedestrian bridge over the
Thames?

Likewise the destruction of buildings that can
take place with and earthquake's waves.


Yes, we are familiar with earthquake's waves (though I'm sure you meant
earthquakes' waves). But the destruction of buildings that can take
place with what?

Here is a picture of the resonance of a molecule:
http://www.ericjhellergallery.com/in...e=image;iid=76

What it points out is that the shape of things is not necessarily
their true form.


Oh. Wow. That's really deep.

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