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Will radioactive water be spread?

• JshWright 16y ago
  Tsunamis (and waves in general) don't actually move the water they're traveling through over any significant distance. It's the wave's energy that's moving, not the water itself.
  • 5h 16y ago
    this is only true until the sea meets land.
    • phlux 16y ago
      Exactly. The water level is raised, and then water "falls" along the path of least resistance, in the case of shore - it will certainly flow onto land.
  • z92 16y ago
    Like the "Maxican Wave" spectators form in a stadium during games. Here the wave moves, but people don't.
  • mrtron 16y ago
    If the water did spread, it would also dilute the radioactivity. So not really a concern.