What If You Were Sucked Into a Whirlpool?

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? Transcript and sources: https://whatifshow.com/what-if-you-were-sucked-into-a-whirlpool/ Questions or concerns? Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Check out our other shows: How to Survive Your Body on Crazy Creatures Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Earth The Cosmos: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Cosmos Technology: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Technology Your Body: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Body Humanity: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Humanity T-shirts and merch: http://bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: http://bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Discord: https://discord.gg/WzkQPB3nea Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif What If in Spanish: http://bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: http://bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Podcast: http://bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: https://underknown.com Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ 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. #whirlpool #LofotenIslands #Moskstraumen #Norway #maelstrom #adventure #kayaking See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d8666e64c4b83e7e5186f Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices