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Why Do Boats Make THIS Pattern?

This video is about the "Kelvin wake" shape of water wakes behind boats - we talk about mach angle, dispersion, superposition of many waves, and how these all lead to the pattern of a wake. We don't get into Froude number though...

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  • Originally Aired March 21, 2021
  • Runtime 4 minutes
  • Production Code 95sQcSulRFM
  • Network YouTube
  • Created March 22, 2021 by
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  • Modified March 22, 2021 by
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