Why are waves not formed in a swimming pool?

Answer 1

what a stupid question

You do form waves in a swimming pool. All the water on the surface moving about, are the waves. And as you can see, they go in all directions. In a perfectly still pool, a strong enough earthquake can actually move the entire volume of water and make waves very much like those at a lake or at the ocean. If enough force is applied to the entire volume of water rhythmically, you would see waves just like those in the ocean. It all boils down to how much water is being moved at one time and in what direction.

To the one who first answered - no such thing as a stupid question. But clearly you have found a way to give stupid answers.

Answer 2

The reason why there is no tide reaction which is the effect of the Moon is that the swimming pool is small. In addition, a ocean is much larger than a swimming pool.