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| MLA Full: | "The Mystifying Physics of a Surfer's Perfect Wave." YouTube, uploaded by SciShow, 21 April 2026, www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhahnvObE5s. |
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SciShow, "The Mystifying Physics of a Surfer's Perfect Wave.", April 21, 2026, YouTube, 07:07, https://youtube.com/watch?v=xhahnvObE5s. |
Some beaches are known for being legendary surf spots. They get their status thanks to bathymetry and the physics of waves. And recently a team of physicists used math to decode the secret formula behind those gnarly waves.
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