A New Twist to the DNA Formation

The "DNA" formation of 1996, was so named for its similarity to the
familiar Deoxyribonucleic Acid double helix, a biological coded
program, far more compact than any synthetic program storage
methods. However, as you will discover, this formation also
represents sine waves. A sine wave is a graph, that corresponds to
natural back and forth movement or vibration. Like the ancient Yin
and Yang, there is a connection between circles and sine waves.
Just as the circle is the most natural shape, the sine wave is the
most natural wave.

A wavelength, is the distance a wave requires to swing up and down

once. If the ten larger circles were the notches of a ruler, each of
the two overlapping waves would be four units in length, and shifted
one unit apart. Therefore, the two waves are shifted one quarter of a
wavelength apart. This characteristic of both waves combined, is
much more significant in relation to the circle than that of either
wave individually.

The cheapest way to demonstrate how this quarter shift

characteristic relates to a circle, is to get a hold of a toy that's been
known for decades as an Etch-a-sketch. The Etch-a-sketch allows you
to plot desired patterns on its screen, by turning its vertical and
horizontal control knobs. Turning the knobs back and forth in smooth
motions as per the characteristic, result in a circle being plotted.
Another example of the wave circle connection, is the alternating
current or AC, produced by a dynamo. A bicycle dynamo used to power
a headlight, produces a current that alternates positively and
negatively in accordance with the sine wave, each time the the
dynamo rotor turns.

A device called an oscilloscope, can be used to plot electrical waves

such as the alternating current sine wave. More importantly, the
oscilloscope can be used as an accurate Etch-a-sketch, being un-
effected by human error. Connecting two sine waves to the vertical
and horizontal inputs of an oscilloscope, again, as per the
characteristic, plots an accurate circle on its screen.

The oscilloscope, like the Etch-a-sketch, combines the two sine

waves at right-angles to produce a circle. Drawing these waves at
right-angles to each other, show how points on one correspond to
points on the other, as well as the circle. The two waves correspond
to the 360 degrees of a circle, and form the basis for a branch of
mathematics called trigonometry.
In trigonometry, our two waves are called the sine and cosine
functions or sin and cos for short. Any point along the edge of a
circle, has co-ordinates between positive and negative one in
accordance with these sine and cosine functions. This can be proven
using a scientific pocket calculator (or a calculator on a modern P.
C.) by simply entering a number between 0 and 360, then pressing
either the sin or cos button. The answer given by the calculator can
be confirmed on the above graph.

The DNA formation shows both the sine and cosine functions with
unmistakable similarity. What's also interesting, are the four waves
in total, two sine and two cosine. We know that a sine-cosine pair
relate to one full circle, therefore two pairs must relate to two
circles. The two largest circles at either end of the formation are
extra clues confirming its wave meaning, each one relating to its
neighbouring wave pair.

Below is one rendition of the DNA formation on the ceiling of The

Barge Inn.
Copyright Brett Parrott 2007