My youngest, since leaving for college last fall, was home for 4 weeks at Christmas, is now home for a 2 week spring break, and will be here a couple of times over the summer, with the longest stretch being about 6 weeks. He went to a friend's house for Thanksgiving.
What are Sneaker Waves? Sneaker waves are unusually large ocean waves that appear suddenly and without warning. Small children should be watched around the ocean to protect them from the sudden dangers associated with sneaker waves.
Sometimes, the wave medium oscillates parallel to the wave's direction. In these cases, the wave is called a longitudinal wave. Longitudinal waves are a bit challenging to imagine, so let's use a slinky for reference. Imagine a long slinky is stretched out across a tabletop, with one end fixed.