Meanwhile, back in Theoretical Physics...

Question Everything:

"What if the wave you are observing isn't really a wave, but rather an orbit which is reversing polarity every half cycle....and only looks like a wave because of your perspective of it...?" - "And if that's a rapidly-moving eliptical orbit, it may be creating the illusion of multiple traces when it is simply oscillating due to precession." Confused yet? - I'll keep trying....