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Old 19th Nov 2012, 16:03
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awblain
 
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Down the plughole

Why a whirlpool? - conservation of angular momentum, as speed increases into the drain.

Why a tube of air in the centre into the plughole? Conservation of energy - a dense whirling water core would be moving too fast to sustain from the potential energy available from the depth of your bath.
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