A tsunami, with the water receding some time before the wave arrives, also comes to mind. One coming from the left, another one coming from the right. Run fast ;-)
Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Horace Heffner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 8:46 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Air threads > > On Oct 9, 2007, at 10:11 AM, Harry Veeder wrote: > >> >> I meant given one pool of water could the pool be parted >> in the style of Moses? > > I think you'll have to ask Moses on that one. > > I recall seeing a show that said, due to winds, the Red Sea could > have indeed "parted" enough to walk across, but it would not have > been like it was shown in the movie with Charlton Heston where there > were two big immediately opposed standing water walls. It would have > looked more like a tidal bay looks when the tide is out - lots of > bottom with a bunch of puddles. In places like Cook Inlet the tide > indeed comes in like a wall of water, and way faster than anyone can > run. It looks deceptively calm from shore. > > Horace Heffner > http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/ > > >
