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Old 08-06-2021, 09:14 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Daschicken View Post
That's a cool video, I've seen similar when an SUV drove over a plastic bag sitting on the road and it got sucked into the wake and hung out around there for a few seconds.
Yeah. I'd like to see that. I also think it is cool how the turbulent nature of the wake area creates chaotic cycles that are not sustainable more than a few seconds. Like, the bag could not stay in the wake area for minutes, just seconds. The wake area is just not a stable place.

EDIT: This one is kinda regular-seeming in movement pattern, but that is probably just because the flap is anchored to the boat:
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