For example, if a buyer obtains a seven-year balloon mortgage to purchase a home, he has seven years of equal monthly payments at a fixed interest rate. This rate is often lower than what the buyer would otherwise be able to secure under a traditional mortgage loan.
When sound reflects off a special curved surface called a parabola, it will bounce out in a straight line no matter where it originally hits. Many stages are designed as parabolas so the sound will go directly into the audience, instead of bouncing around on stage.
The impact of large, high energy waves against the shore can be awesome in its violence. Water is forced into every opening, causing air in cracks to become highly compressed by the thrust of crashing waves. This expanding air dislodges rock fragments and enlarges and extends preexisting features.