$ git-down -d bootstrap-dist https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap.git:master dist
is *way* better than $ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/twbs/boostrap.git
$ cd bootstrap
$ mv ./dist ~/stuff/boostrap-latest
because: "C'mon, you don't have the time to be doing all that."
The earliest jaw-dropping water effect I saw (and somewhat understood at 14) was the awesome credits scene from the Iguana's Earthquake demo[0].
The code[1] contains the following explanation (ancient DOS chars fixed with chatGPT)
[0] https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=364
[1] https://hornet.org/code/demosrc/demos/hq_water.zip