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17:31, 1 January 2007 . . DanCopsey1 (Talk | contribs | block) . . 491×258 (7,362,657 bytes) (Output from a shallow water equation model of water in a bathtub. The water experiences 5 splashes which generate surface gravity waves that propogate away from the splash locations and reflect off of the bathtub walls. Author = Dan Copsey)

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This seems to be a misleading example for the application of shallow water equations. The wavelength of water ripples is much smaller than the depth of a bathtub! --Dschwen (talk) 19:33, 31 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]