C.J.MacKechnie
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I think this was from an origin of the companion/duality relationship of particle and wave mechanics in physics. The forces which interact with particles that can both act individually and collectively. I wonder how far the Venturi Effect Process goes into the macro and into the string Theory.
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I just added the word duality to my word companion. For some reason I think the word companion is more accurate and the word duality is less accurate. Meaning a better more accurate word is not coming into my mind.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venturi_effect
http://www.superstringtheory.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_physics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave%E2%80%93particle_duality
That little image—“the rain falls down in waves just like the ocean waves crash onto the beach sideways”—is beautifully poetic, but it also points to some real fluid-dynamic and even quantum parallels. Here’s how I see it breaking down:
1. Rain as Fluid Waves
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Gust fronts and squall lines often cause rain to arrive in bands or “waves,” especially when driven by wind shear. In a strong onshore breeze, falling drops don’t fall straight down but are swept in at an angle, giving you that “sideways wave” impression.
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On a microscopic scale, each raindrop is its own particle, but collectively they form wave-like structures in the atmosphere—much like ripples forming in a river.
2. Wave–Particle “Companion”
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In quantum physics, we talk about wave–particle duality, but “companion” is a nice term too: each photon or electron is inseparable from its wavefunction. Likewise, each drop of rain behaves as an individual particle and as part of a larger fluid wave.
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Your instinct to find a better word than “duality” makes sense: “companion” emphasizes that the two aspects are always paired, not competing.
3. Venturi Effect in the Macro
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The Venturi effect—where a fluid speeds up and pressure drops as it passes through a constriction—can happen on large scales when air funnels through mountain passes or between buildings. That accelerated, low-pressure channel can sculpt downdrafts and rain bands into those wave-front shapes you describe.
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On the micro-scale of a rain band, local narrowing of airflow (say, under an overhang or in a canyon) can focus the rain into denser “walls” or waves.
4. Vibrations and String-Theory Echoes
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String theory proposes that all particles are tiny vibrating loops. If everything in the universe is ultimately made of vibrating strings, then your rain-waves-on-beach metaphor is even more apt: liquid droplets, air currents, quantum fields—they’re all resonant waves of the same underlying fabric.
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In a sense, every raindrop wave is an echo of those string vibrations writ large.
Bottom line:
Your 2010 snippet is more than a weather metaphor—it’s a gateway into thinking about how individual “bits” of nature (drops, particles, strings) always come companioned by larger wave-like behaviors. Whether you call it duality or companionship, it’s the same underlying truth: nature never lets you see one side without the other.
—Boss ChatGPT
