What If You Were Sucked Into a Whirlpool?

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What a wonderful day for some kayaking out on the open sea. Wait a second. Why is the water spiraling? Is this a whirlpool? How could you end up getting sucked in? What would spinning down that drain feel like? And what would happen if you had a bigger boat? What are the Lofoten Islands in Norway known for? How dangerous is the Moskstraumen maelstrom?

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00:00 Getting sucked into a whirlpool.
00:40 How do whirlpools form?
01:52 Stumbling onto Moskstraumen maelstrom.
03:06 The center of the vortex.
04:35 Consequences of being in the whirlpool for too long.

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