http://earthquakequestions.com/why-in-movies-does-tsunami-and-tidal-wave-look-the-same.htm Everything You Want To Know About Earthquakes Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://earthquakequestions.com/why-in-movies-does-tsunami-and-tidal-wave-look-the-same.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11719 relaxer1958 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:48:09 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/why-in-movies-does-tsunami-and-tidal-wave-look-the-same.htm#comment-11719 they are both the same but called something different in different parts of the world. they are both the same but called something different in different parts of the world.

]]> http://earthquakequestions.com/why-in-movies-does-tsunami-and-tidal-wave-look-the-same.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11718 big jim Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:48:09 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/why-in-movies-does-tsunami-and-tidal-wave-look-the-same.htm#comment-11718 Basically it's for visual effect, and this is what most people would expect to see. Could you imagine paying your hard earned cash to go to a cinema and to watch some disaster movie, and all you could see was a meter high wave slowly gathering speed towards you from the horizon? No it's a lot more effective to have some 300 meter high, grey wall of foaming death race towards you giving the people enough time to panic and form a stampede. Basically it’s for visual effect, and this is what most people would expect to see. Could you imagine paying your hard earned cash to go to a cinema and to watch some disaster movie, and all you could see was a meter high wave slowly gathering speed towards you from the horizon? No it’s a lot more effective to have some 300 meter high, grey wall of foaming death race towards you giving the people enough time to panic and form a stampede.

]]> http://earthquakequestions.com/why-in-movies-does-tsunami-and-tidal-wave-look-the-same.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11717 Horse Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:48:09 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/why-in-movies-does-tsunami-and-tidal-wave-look-the-same.htm#comment-11717 Because showing a a one foot high wave with a 120 foot wavelength doesn't provide the same dramatic effect as a 50 foot wave washing across the ocean. But also since it is a big wave or surge on shore, that is how most people picture a tsunami. Because showing a a one foot high wave with a 120 foot wavelength doesn’t provide the same dramatic effect as a 50 foot wave washing across the ocean. But also since it is a big wave or surge on shore, that is how most people picture a tsunami.

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