Show I Why Oil Will Calm the Waves lv aves Frequently we wo hear the expression that Bomo some som one poured oil upon the troubled waters which is linked up with the discovery that oil poured overboard overboard overboard over over- board from a ship in distress will tend to Increase its safety by stopping the tho waves from breaking against the ships ship's side This is due to the tho fact tact that the tho oil oU is composed of ot molecules which are moro more closely compressed than the molecules in water The oil forms a a. kind of ot blanket through which the tho waves cannot break thus protecting tho sides of ot a ship that has poured overboard enough oil to cover the sea sea for tor a few yards In all directions The Tho waves wives beneath the oil are Just as violent violent vio vio- lent as US ever but they cannot break breakthrough breakthrough breakthrough through their blanket of oil |