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chadslc t1_j0x2ji3 wrote
Fun Fact: This current is what lead to the Southern Ocean being established as its own recognized ocean.
dromni t1_j0uf31e wrote
If there was another frozen continent in the North Pole (Hyperborea like the Ancients named it) then would the circumpolar current around it be counter clockwise?
palparepa t1_j0vl2p8 wrote
And even larger if you are a flat-earther!
ColtChevy t1_j0ule3b wrote
It makes me wonder, is it less that the ocean is flowing around the continent or the continent is turning within the ocean?
Quadrassic_Bark t1_j0v6vbl wrote
Wut?
ColtChevy t1_j0vn5m5 wrote
As in the earth is spinning about the poles. So instead of the ocean moving around the continent, the earth is rotating the continent through the ocean.
Ameisen t1_j0wbqeg wrote
The oceans rotate with the Earth. They're a part of it.
ColtChevy t1_j0wfjqv wrote
Right, but have you ever had an ice cube in your drink that you wanted to chomp but when you take a sip, it is on the other side of the cup. So you rotate the cup around but the water stays in place and the ice cube doesn’t move. That’s the idea I’m having.
Ameisen t1_j0ww8mz wrote
The water is already rotating with the Earth. There is no sudden angular acceleration.
IamREBELoe t1_j0ubqap wrote
Thank you for the current events report