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proof that the smallest disturbance refuses to stay where it started
means A small wave or series of small waves on the surface of water, or by extension any spreading effect that fans outward from a single point.
from English coined 'ripple' around the 17th century, and its deeper roots are genuinely murky — etymologists admit they aren't sure where it came from. It may be related to 'rip,' suggesting a tearing or roughening of a smooth surface, or it may simply be one of those imitative words that sound like the thing they name. Either way, the verb 'to ripple' came first; the little waves were named for what they do.
- physics
- surface tension acts like a stretched elastic skin
- speed quirk
- short ripples actually travel slower than longer ones
- raindrop math
- each drop births expanding rings that interfere and cancel
- capillary waves
- tiny ripples are restored by tension, not gravity
- namesake
- a crypto network borrowed the word for moving money
ripple xrp cryptocurrency — digital asset created by ripple labs in 2012, market cap fluctuates between $20-60 billion
ripple effect physics — water waves spreading from a stone dropped in a pond, demonstrating wave propagation