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There's a very simple explanation for why anything that floats wouldn't ever appear in the lake, even though the Kettle drains to it: | | Kettle | |
by jdmichal 11y ago
There's a very simple explanation for why anything that floats wouldn't ever appear in the lake, even though the Kettle drains to it:
| | Kettle
| |
|~| |~~~~ Lake
| |____|
|___________
The water level would equalize between the Kettle and the Lake, but there's no way for anything that floats to get over.
- ars 11y agoThat's only semi true. The rushing water would carry even things that float. If it didn't the entire hole would be full of branches and trees, but it's not.
- jdmichal 11y agoOnly if the flow rate is high enough to defeat the buoyancy. Not guaranteed at all. Also, there was no indication what the geography is within the hole. Organic material will eventually break down and waterlog enough to lose its buoyancy. Those ping pong balls and rumored car, though...