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2024-03-21 00:34:37 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

This is a well know tourist scam that you can see in both Africa and in Ecuador. The forces involved are not enough to cause water to swirl this dramatically. You would need a much larger vessel and/or a very long time for the water to be completely still to see this effect. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-somebody-finally-sett/

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• This is a well know tourist scam that you can see in both Africa and in Ecuador. The forces involved are not enough to cause water to swirl this dramatically. You would need a much larger vessel and/or a very long time for the water to be completely still to see this effect. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-somebody-finally-sett/