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Suppose we send a single mechanical pulse down a wire from one side and an identical one with the top down from the other side - like on the picture. Now suppose these two pulses interfere destructively. Then there is a specific time at which the string is completely at rest. My question is: Where is the energy from the two pulses motion stored at this instant of time? Surely there are no moving masses on the string anymore?