Re: [Mpls] Re: 3rd Ward Primary - tidal waves

[Anne McCandless]

According to the Random House Dictionary 2003, you are both right.  Since we don't have any ocean shores in the Third Ward, a knowledge of oceanography is probably not pertinent to the argument.   tid�al wave�, 1. (not in technical use) a large, destructive ocean wave, produced by a seaquake, hurricane, or strong wind. Cf. tsunami. 2. either of the two great wavelike swellings of the ocean surface that move around the earth on opposite sides and give rise to tide, caused by the attraction of the moon and sun.     Anne McCandless Jordan         ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Bonham To: mpls-issues Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 10:59 PM Subject: [Mpls] Re: 3rd Ward Primary - tidal waves Sorry, Dennis, but I believe you're thinking of a tsunami wave.  Tidal waves are caused, oddly enough, by tides!   And it doesn't gain energy as it travels -- it loses energy.  But the remaining energy is compressed by shallower water and narrower harbor or river mouth openings, and thus forms a higher wave at landfall.  I hope your candidate's knowledge of the ward is more accurate than your knowledge of oceanography.  Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson A good analogy would be a small seismic tremor out in the middle of the ocean hardly causes a ripple in the water - at first.  On its travels towards landfall the small ripple gains energy and momentum.  Upon arrival at landfall, the small ripple becomes a tidal wave.  . . . Dennis Plante