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Re:The Third Wave (Experiment) by finalfire on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @09:39AM (#38190914)
> Jones based the name of his movement on the supposed fact that the third in a series of waves is the strongest.

I cannot find any useful reference to this fact. Any pointer?

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Re:The Third Wave (Experiment) by bondarchuk on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @09:44AM (#38191015)
It obviously makes me think of the third wave of feminism but that was only in the 90s. Just like the third wave of ska.

Edit: shadowbanned top-level comment says it's a surfing term. https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/why-should-we-never-take... maybe?

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Re:The Third Wave (Experiment) by johnobrien1010 on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @10:19AM (#38191605)
I think the implication is that he completely made it up.
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Re:The Third Wave (Experiment) by bodhi_mind on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:56AM (#38193211)
I think this is a common superstition among surfers waiting for a set to roll in
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