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<\/a><\/p>\nMost people, when they go swimming, think it’s all about The “Mother of All Waves” has lain dormant in the Reed pool And we will stop. Here’s a chance for alumni to consider this question and get
\nthem. <\/span>But it’s actually all about
\nthe water. <\/span>Take the Reed pool for
\nexample. <\/span>What’s going on with the
\nwater there? <\/span>Nothing much. It just
\nlies there. <\/span>There’s a good physics
\nreason for that. <\/span>And when you go
\nswimming, the water still doesn’t do anything exciting. <\/span>It keeps you afloat, and you kind of
\nstir it around and scatter waves about in all directions. <\/span>But those waves are just small
\nfry. <\/span>They’re just minnows. <\/span>In June, at Centennial Reunions<\/a>, we’re going to rouse a
\nleviathan.<\/p>\n
\nfor all these years. <\/span>We’re going
\nto enter her lair and wake her up.
\n<\/span>To see her in action, that is our quest. <\/span>Guided by Rubber Duckie and armed with the Pendulum of
\nDestiny, we will go in … and out … and in … and out … and in … <\/span>and the wave will grow until the
\nspectators are shouting “Hey wait a minute! <\/span>It’s getting too big!
\n<\/span>It’s beginning to slosh onto the floor! <\/span>Make them stop! <\/span>Make them stop!” <\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>We will stop to paddle to the middle of the pool, there to be carried
\nback … and forth … and back … and forth … propelled and exhilarated by the
\npower of a wave of our own making.
\n<\/span>But as we bask there, going back … and forth … and back … and forth … we
\nare left pondering that age-old question:
\n<\/span>Between the human race on the one hand, and the laws of physics on the
\nother, who is the master? <\/span>Who is
\nthe master?<\/p>\n
\na different kind of workout, either Thursday at 10:30 a.m. or Friday at 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n