When the crew lands on Miller's planet and notices the giant wave approaching, it seemed odd to me that there would be a lack of current pulling towards the wave. The giant waves would command a tremendous amount of energy, so I feel like even trying to stand up before the massive wave hits would be impossible.
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3One question per... question, please.– phantom42Commented Nov 17, 2014 at 18:51
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8Physicist Kip Thorne says in The Science of Interstellar that the waves are meant to be tidal bores caused by a slight back-and-forth rocking of the planet which causes it to deviate very slightly from being perfectly tidally locked with the black hole. It's possible that tidal bores, being more isolated than an ordinary wave train with a series of many crests, don't behave the same way as wave trains in terms of the current that precedes the crest, but I can't find any info one way or another on this.– HypnosiflCommented Nov 17, 2014 at 23:27
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@Hypnosifl Make this an answer, friend!– LexibleCommented Nov 23, 2014 at 18:50
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No answer on this??– temporary_user_nameCommented Jul 19, 2016 at 19:56
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