after several typhoons Vladivostok streets are flooded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkgPkHPQqYo

vlwave.py

from curses import wrapper
from math import sin
from math import radians
import time


def wave(scr):
    TEXT='VLADIVOSTOK'
    scr.clear()
    my, mx = scr.getmaxyx()
    step = int((360 * 2) / mx)
    midy = my/2
    midx = mx/2
    scr.addstr(int(midy), int(midx-len(TEXT)/2), TEXT)
    i = 0
    while True:
        for x in range(1, mx):
            py = int(sin(radians(x+i-step))*(my/4) + midy)
            y = int(sin(radians(x+i))*(my/4) + midy)
            scr.addch(py, x, " ")
            scr.addch(y, x, "*")
        scr.addstr(int(midy), int(midx-len(TEXT)/2), TEXT)
        scr.refresh()
        time.sleep(0.01)
        i+=step
        if i>=360:
            i=0


if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper(wave)