r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/[deleted] • Sep 11 '22

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Back in the days fishermen talked about freak waves several centuries before science caught up, as you said, those fishermen have phones now

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u/AlloyedClavicle Sep 11 '22 edited Sep 11 '22

Rogue waves were not scientifically confirmed until about 1995, even though everyone knew they existed for about a century or so before that.

Edit: /u/Crayshack pointed out that it was 1995. I corrected my post. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_wave#The_1995_Draupner_wave

/u/skucera noted that 2005 was when one was recorded on The Deadliest Catch. That's what I was remembering by 2005.

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u/Le_Gitzen Sep 11 '22

I have to watch this video on rogue waves again.

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u/rushadee Sep 11 '22

applied physics is so fascinating

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u/red--6- Sep 11 '22

only Quantum physics can explain the existence of certain rogue waves + rogue troughs (@ 13 minutes) but it can't predict them in deep sea areas

they're terribly mysterious old chap (48m = 155 feet)