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Deep ocean swells transfer energy instead of liquid mass

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If you drop a cork in deep water, it mostly just bobs up and down as waves pass. The massive wave is actually a phantom shape of pure energy moving through the liquid, which is deeply unsettling when you think about it.

Deep ocean swells transfer energy instead of liquid mass
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