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A childhood belief about physics

I used to believe…

during a long car journey, i asked my father what the deal was with whirlpools, where did they come from? what made them..well, whirl..

After a few miles it was evident that he had no idea at all and so, i came up with my own kid-theory for him to validate.

I suggested that there were wide brick built chimney like structures under water, at the base of the chimney there was a pipe connected to a pump somewhere and that sucked the water downwards making it swirl like a bath plug hole. To my amazement he agreed.. yes thats right son. shea' rite dad

Well, this partly explains the strange and twisted way in which i now view the world, of course i am ommiting the mind altering drugs i took at university.

— farber

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