I'm watching the 2006 movie Poseidon and a "road wave" caused the ship to flip out in the middle of the ocean. Are road waves even real or did they just make it up? It's not a tsunami because those rise up as they get closer to shore. I was just curious about this
2007-03-03 17:31:21 · 5 answers · asked by inmaniak 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
yes they are real, and they are caused by intense storms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak_wave
2007-03-03 18:11:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a rogue wave (not a rouge wave or a road wave). They are not caused by earthquakes. Tsunamis in the open ocean are hardly noticeable. Recent satellite imagery has shown that these huge waves are more common that previously thought. In the original film, The Poseidon Adventure, the wave was caused by an earthquake but this is unlikely. I haven't seen the remake, I heard it was not as good as the original.
2007-03-03 21:31:41 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earthquakes in the ocean, cause these tidal waves, to move across the ocean, turning over ships and destroying anything in their path, tidal waves are just the English, name for tsunami they are the same thing, they wont stop until they hit land, after much devastation , on the shore line, like what happened in S.E. Asia in 2004, nothing is more powerful in all of nature, than the force of water, we've had lots of things happen lately, that proves that to be the truth..
2007-03-03 18:19:03 · answer #3 · answered by MOPE DE VOPE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is A Road Wave
2017-01-13 07:42:40 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean "Rouge Waves". They are caused be earthquakes at sea. Very rare.
2007-03-03 17:35:40 · answer #5 · answered by GoodGuy53 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋