On a local playground there is a little machine where you can create your own vortex by turning a handle really fast. In Neil Gaiman’s Sandman there is a dream vortex which manifests as a young girl called Rose Walker. A Rose is a Rose … Continue reading Rose Walker the Dream Vortex
Just make sure it doesn’t swallow you up!
This “machine”, if you want to call it that, stands on a local playground. You operate the water propeller at the bottom with a crank and the water begins to swirl – creating a vortex.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Vortex
A vortex can be a dangerous thing out in nature. On a playground it can be created and observed in a controlled environement.
Linked to The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature.
Make your own vortex at the local playground:
Six Words on a Saturday – and a short explanation. More sixers here.
At the playground where we sometimes go with our grandson there are a few installations about cool effects. One is a kind of whirligig where one can turn a handle to create a vortex in the glass cylinder.
For Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge. More oddballs can be found here.
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