Ripple effect
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="ripple">ripple</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ripple">ripple</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vast">vast</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> “<span word="it">it</span>” <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="influences">influences</span> – <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ripple">ripple</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="waves">waves</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="ripple">ripple</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ripples">ripples</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pebble">pebble</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pond">pond</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="ripples">ripples</span>, <span word="small">small</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pebble">pebble</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="outward">outward</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pond">pond</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="pond">pond</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="splash">splash</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="pebble">pebble</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pond">pond</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="theoretically">theoretically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="observable">observable</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="observable">observable</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="butterfly">butterfly</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> – <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="butterfly">butterfly</span> <span word="flipping">flipping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="week">week</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="butterfly">butterfly</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="contributes">contributes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stormy">stormy</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>.</p>
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