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Old 21 June 2012, 09:39 PM
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Comment: Is it a fact that the waves of the sea roll in on shore
twenty-six to the minute in all kinds of weather at all latitudes?
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Nah, wind speed varies as a function of wave height and wind speed. And 26 waves a minute is really fast.

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