Demopolis Lock Whirlpools!
The second video with some explainations! • Demopolis Lock Whirlpo...
Video of Demopolis Lock filling it's chamber with water so a boat can be locked going upstream. These whirlpools are formed on the river that runs near Demopolis, Alabama. These are NOT naturally occurring whirlpools and instead occur because large pipes under the water suck water into the area behind me (not seen in video until I turn to walk off the bridge/platform area, it's the place to the left) and fill it with water so boats can easily navigate the river without having to load/unload boats onto higher/lower areas all the time.
I wanted to record the entirety of this video because I never knew what a whirlpool looked like when it was forming. Honestly, I think that's the most interesting part - not the fact that they are A) So big B) TWO of them and C) THEY ARE SPINNING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. :D
This video is meant for educational purposes. Teachers: Go ahead, use it in class. I know I've already had a couple of my high school teachers want to show it in class and I gave them the go ahead. I'd prefer if people not to reproduce this video content unless they are making an educational video in which this is being used as an example.
Have fun guys and gals, and I hope that this is a better description than was here before.
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I found it fascinating that the three whirlpools combined to create one.
@princeedmirovillar215
2 жыл бұрын
That is called the "Fujiwhara Effect"...it happens on typhoons and hurricanes too, if they are close enough that is
@kymiram7865
Жыл бұрын
More detail is that the vortex-like objects dance in a binary system; in this case we'll say the vortex-like objects are same size and far enough to do whatever they want. They will collide in one case, because 1 gained power and disrupted the orbit of the binery system, causing them to get closer to each other and eventually collide. This does not apply to Black Holes. Black Holes always merge when getting close to each other. In the other case is not so interesting; they will just circle around each other until they dance away, or just getting out of orbit and roaming around. The name of the effect came from Scientist Fujiwhara over 100 years ago.
@johnrflinn
2 ай бұрын
Probably happens with tornado formation as well.
If you jumped in that water you would understand what a bug feels like getting flushed down a toilet ...
@comanderandscout3763
2 жыл бұрын
true
@Elyn-co2gr
6 ай бұрын
True
@obsoletejseason1211
3 ай бұрын
Facts
@mr.objective6936
8 күн бұрын
I imagine someone with scuba diving gear on would have a safe but dizzying trip down.
Who else is fascinated by these whirlpools?
@janetyovonnestuckey4772
3 жыл бұрын
Me I have always been, I love them.
@anasofia658
3 жыл бұрын
I'm scared af
@Georgy-fg3bg
3 жыл бұрын
People who use their heads to think.
@jairo9059
2 жыл бұрын
Me
@morgo1693
Жыл бұрын
deavy jones
A whirlpool (or maelstrom) is a body of rotating water produced by opposing currents or a current running into an obstacle. Small whirlpools form when a bath or a sink is draining. More powerful ones in seas or oceans may be termed maelstroms. Vortex is the proper term for a whirlpool that has a downdraft.
I used a Canon that my dad had bought a few years previous. The quality was starting to turn for the worse when I recorded this video :(
@AMINAAFSATH007
4 жыл бұрын
But howww
Imagine falling into one of those rotten whirlpools. From this vid whe can surely tell that water is not necessarily a friend, unless it's a glass of water. Remember never to swim in unknown waters, because they might start to suck! Thanks for sharing!
@shamdalah7613
4 жыл бұрын
Those are signs of a hurricanes
@DeathRowMakaveli
4 жыл бұрын
Well said sir.. very dangerous.. im scared just by looking at it
@dargarin
4 жыл бұрын
They might * Try to suck!*
@sitifadhlinanoordin1582
4 жыл бұрын
🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️
@ee214verilogtutorial2
4 жыл бұрын
Quite literary to suck
Kinda crazy how this pops up in my recommended and that I’m actually from and love in Demopolis lol never thought a video with “Demopolis” in it could get over a million views
That whirlpool would be more than strong enough to overpower a human swimmer, even a professional one. So once the brief struggle was finished, the swimmer would be heading wherever that water was, which is down lol
That was an unusually clear & graphic video of the structure of a vortex in motion. I study them. Thanks, Berry. I'm glad I stopped in.
@LordMaggoteer
9 жыл бұрын
dogspit zen You're welcome!
@Ezzie__
9 жыл бұрын
Berry Cannon berry did u see the mini whirlpools that slamed together which made a bigger whirlpool which kept eating other whrilpools which made it that big?
@LordMaggoteer
8 жыл бұрын
+Ezzie12 :p I did, that's why I thought this would be an interesting video.
@dogspitzen6027
8 жыл бұрын
Berry, I went on Google Earth and found your lock. It was fun! If the lockeeper saw your video, he'd appreciate what you're doing, and could show & tell you a lot about the lock. You could give him a cameo in the video... ha ha. Bye, Berry... keep at it!
From 1:00 to 1:30 you can see three merging whirlpools that remind one of merging galaxies on a cosmic scale over billions of years. Cool.
really amazing. The video is amazingly shot which clearly shows the mechanism of whirlpool formation
Couldn't hear a word you said. Water whirl to loud. This is a wow! Thanks for sharing.
I'm scared of any mysterious phenomenons in water
@wolfboyplayz8844
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@TEXTUDO
3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@barbramcgill7435
3 жыл бұрын
It’s fake I looked it up
@jaydenbgaming9298
3 жыл бұрын
Barbra Mcgill same
@ForwardTu
3 жыл бұрын
@@barbramcgill7435 No it's not dumbass. I'm assuming you've never seen a whirlpool in real life. Also read the description of the video before trying to act like you know what you're talking about.
Though these whirlpools were created by opening lock gates, it's still a great video to watch and thank you for sharing, because I am interested in the these natural occurances - when water decides to do it's own thing.
This is amazing that you caught this on video !
When I was younger I called whirlpool world pools 😂😂
@jacob1652
4 жыл бұрын
Lol
To fish Whirl pools are tornadoes
@mlrlmr9882
9 жыл бұрын
EEEEEYUP
@billybob6604
6 жыл бұрын
Kodi Jarvis who gives a shit
@10ksa65
6 жыл бұрын
Zero Spectrum o
@matejskyvara1691
6 жыл бұрын
Zero Spectrum gjvhv
@rattlebbones6651
5 жыл бұрын
Kodi Jarvis stfu biologist they r fish tornados
These things creep me out
@Spider-xw8oc
3 жыл бұрын
Why?
Great video. Great to see the start of the whirlpools at the beginning.
@LordMaggoteer
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I thought it was interesting for that exact reason!
@firebirdyriver
9 жыл бұрын
3 whirlpools
@revjjiletiweletzberith1622
6 жыл бұрын
RODALCO2007 Luv planet earth. Cunning, and powerful. The Only planet i care to keep exploring...90% of our oceans have yet to be explored yet we stay stuck looking at Deis' Holes. Neat -
@revjjiletiweletzberith1622
6 жыл бұрын
RODALCO2007 This must be George's hobby.
@ellencox2708
6 жыл бұрын
RODALCO2007 =
Damn! These whirlpools are huge! Thank you for uploading! Amazing!
@siutimaukoloa3751
4 жыл бұрын
Bffxufxurt the adoption. I promise Reynolds 8gjygkcibjfktquyhmg♊💘💘💑😚🐋❤💙
I remember when we got a pool from Watson's and I told everybody to run in clockwise and it made a whirlpool it was very fun but I would go no where near a real one
@Blazen747
3 жыл бұрын
Ikr 😏
It looks damn powerful
Penstocks moving large amount of water into and out of the lock is why theres a whirlpool. Falling in might make you get sucked down into the penstock. The description on the video mentions that these are man made whirlpools due to the penstocks
It's amazing how you got that on video of it forming
2:39 - Come all without, come all within You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quimm
The beginning of the video shows quite well what might happen if two black holes collide - the part when two whirlpools connect into one bigger one.
@johndouglas1294
8 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same exact thing.... I am fucking nerd. lol
@thegreatslothlord7796
8 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm just thinking how fun it would be to jump down the middle of the whirlpool.
@spoonages
6 жыл бұрын
The Great Sloth Lord You'd be dead. 🙃
@abeltrevino4185
5 жыл бұрын
DroltihsTM CSGO ANND MOREmaps.app.goo.gl/fDBbVEL450VCqz1q2!
@diji5071
5 жыл бұрын
If you observe the shadows that the whirlpools cast they look like black holes.
This is AWESOME!!!!! It's real fun to watch!!!!!
a fresh but thrilling feel awakens my mind....
I m very scare of whirlpool in ocean..
@deborahquick441
3 жыл бұрын
That's not the ocean
THAT made my palms sweat. I could hang at places like this all day but the idea of a big empty pipe on a valve that suddenly starts sucking water from one place.....i can't explain. Its like seeing a buoy from underwater and where it is anchored. There is something wrong with seeing something that shouldn't have water in it or around it, inundated and a place that should be underwater, out of it. Thanks for the video, I watched it all. .
Its cool watching these i struggle with mental illnesses and id want to go but i couldnt so thanks fur sharing
there was two more or what but how did the whirlpool happen?
are these whirlpools caused by water draining from one level to a lower one at a dam?
@-Big_Big
8 жыл бұрын
+Trainguy1717 IRL its a boat elevator of sorts - lower level river chamber fills and rises a boat up to the other water level. then gates up and boat resumes journey.
@LordMaggoteer
8 жыл бұрын
Yup!
@trainguy1792
8 жыл бұрын
cool!
@tanvirkabir4960
7 жыл бұрын
yes
I'm not a hydrologist or an engineer in field related to such a field but the power of water is simply amazing.
@riwajropakheti1613
11 күн бұрын
but why does anyone even need to be specialist in any field just to admire anything. You can just enjoy and admire being just a regular person. Criticizing, maybe yes, you may need to be, but for just admiring anythining you feel you need to.....just admire it if you want to.
Nice whirlpools thanks for sharing
I like how the whirlpools are combining
It's so weird seeing a place you see all the time have 5M views, especially for a town like Demopolis.
@DeathRowMakaveli
4 жыл бұрын
And im watching this from overseas 😂😂
@mateoguerrero100
3 жыл бұрын
tirate
can we all agree that the ocean is beyond terrifying
1:18 Beautiful Fujiwhara-like effect
@evangelistacosme1567
4 жыл бұрын
Home de Deus
This forming is AWESOME!!!
Excellent video. I am an engineer and remember modelling vortex fields in the past.
@LordMaggoteer
8 жыл бұрын
Do you have a specialty? The only reason I got a chance to visit this location was because my father specializes in Catholic protection engineering.
@wr1830
8 жыл бұрын
Cool. I am a Mechanical Engineer. I have worked with ship and sub structures, military robotic vehicles, and now aviation power systems. I have done some cathodic protection but only in structures.
@LordMaggoteer
8 жыл бұрын
+B Rob very interesting. I'm not sure if non-workers can be granted access to locks and dams, but I would highly advise checking at least this lock out. Remember to pack the sunscreen and water!
@tiagofilipedias7418
8 жыл бұрын
what for?
@LordMaggoteer
8 жыл бұрын
It gets incredibly hot around the area. It can easily reach temperatures up to 120 degrees.
01:18 small galaxies colliding..and forming one big galaxy..with large central black hole....wow !!!
Mini whirlpools forming a big whirlpool that looks so cool
What happens if somebody were to jump right in the middle of it? How long would it take for the body to appear on the other side?
Is this a good thing, or a bad thing?
Water freaks me out, and space, and yet, I love these videos! Sick, right??
@girlgotTECH
3 жыл бұрын
No, it's just a normal human tendency, things that are unknowningly dangerous make us curious about "why".. so that's pretty normal If this stuff attracts anyone
Acho esse fenômeno fascinante , porem sinto uma fobia enorme e de maneira alguma teria a coragem que este cara teve de ficar nessa passarela filmando , sei lá, de repente me bate uma tontura e eu mergulharia no meu maior pesadelo.
That just gave me the creepiest a world pool starts from small to big so cool
Who feel like wanna throw a rock at it.
@daydeath2674
4 жыл бұрын
Me
@Von715
4 жыл бұрын
😂
@uhAverage
4 жыл бұрын
Me
@dargarin
4 жыл бұрын
I feel like that would ruin the whirlpools rotation for a minute.
@anishavarshasoocheta9581
4 жыл бұрын
Me
Maravillosa Fuerza centrífuga! !!!
Creation of a whirlpool. Amazing 😉
Thank you for showing us this video😋
Disney's "THE BLACK HOLE" in water!! This is where moviemakers get thier vortexs for films like "The Black Hole", and "The Monster Squad"!
@sebastiaoleaodasilva7302
4 жыл бұрын
F
OMG!! Iam scare😱😱😱😱Sooo amazing😍😍😍
what i really want to see is what the middle of the whirlpool looks like, those things are really cool
cool whirlpool but I got1 question what whirlpool can cause? please answer this
i have to study and im watching this damn!
What an interesting video! What theories do you hear about why they spin in opposite directions? Being in the Northern Hemisphere, Coriolis forces would only allow counterclockwise spin...
@4-d-real-truth551
8 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing
@johndouglas1294
8 жыл бұрын
the flow of water and angular momentum. and those forces are primary for air. Even then sometimes you have a tornado or dust devil that spins clockwise. I had a toilet that flushed clockwise. I live in the U.S.
@bearcat8691
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah-- it does look like it's caused by the particular flow pattern of the water. That's cool to watch. And scary, in a primordial way. The toilet thing is just a manufacturer's feature, designed for efficiency or something.
@thomaspigg306
6 жыл бұрын
As the videographer stated in his comments, this was filmed at a lock, not a river or ocean. The whirlpools are made because of the water being transferred through large under ground pipes to other parts of the lock. I use to live in Bama, and I've been where this was taped at. Usually there's a roar of the water that comes along with the whirlpools.
@jovelynpascubillo5002
6 жыл бұрын
Justine
Where do u go when u fall into these?
great forming of the whirlpool
How did you know that there will be whirlpool ,,
@hunterhanson7898
3 жыл бұрын
Me too I was born one after that
@themooseisloose94
3 жыл бұрын
I imagine this phenomenon happens fairly often. He probably recognized the signs
From the tiny whirlpool in your kitchen sink, to the huge size of the galaxy, its the same law of gravity at work.
Cool video. I love the south!
Triple fusion of 3 whirlpools!
Same hemisphere but the water is draining in opposite directions?, does anybody know if the drainage pipes are fluted or something to cause this?.
When a dam releases water. 👌
I don't understand did the Coriolis effect change? In the beginning the whirlpool was spinning clockwise then it changed to counter clockwise?
The last time i seen a video like this was a replacement pylons. Contract was told by city where to place them. Real close to originals. These protect the structure used as footing for bridge main support. I guess the city was wrong or forget there were underground big tunnels. They were large rectangular walkways used in the 30 an 40 i believe. Well the contractor put a hole in the tunnel. It slowly filled every basement and right up to street level. It is a wide spreading system so it affected lots of businesses shutting them down .
Это дыра смывания воды???кто тоже думает так лайк
@luzanovmusic4674
3 жыл бұрын
а ты что тут делаешь?
Get your go pro strapped on , jump in there and get us some good footage!
@janetyovonnestuckey4772
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
Is the whirlpool transferring water lowering the water level or is it just water moving in c basic circle
I AM FRICKING MIND BLOWN AWH I WANT TO SEE ONE LIVE NOW!!!!!!😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔
does anyone else just scared of the idea of the whirlpool and taking you to some unknown place that could possibly kill you? cause that's how I feel when I look at these.
@Petr75661
8 жыл бұрын
+Alternate Beauty there's a huge old turbine outside the Vranovska dam where you can literally go inside it and imagine how the water must feel like :-)
@susanspringfield
7 жыл бұрын
Alternate Beauty mhm
@williamschatte422
7 жыл бұрын
Alternate Beauty mee
@crakjak9797
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah this place is called UNDERWATER.
@nicgea
7 жыл бұрын
or cave
i wonder how many ducks have been lost to that hole
@susanspringfield
7 жыл бұрын
cian kircher XD
@williamschatte422
7 жыл бұрын
cian kircher LOL
@kylainrowe3004
5 жыл бұрын
I did not know that
@kiannn139
5 жыл бұрын
Cian Kircher 😂 I hole that Not so many ducks are in the hole
@LLouay-dg9mk
4 жыл бұрын
@@kiannn139 you mean I hope*
AWESOME ! I LIKE THIS KIND OF VIDEO!
Nossa como a natureza é furiosa
I seen one of this before its awesomeness I jumped XD
Oh, you want to read more? I can arrange that :)
@therocinante3443
3 жыл бұрын
Are you that dude from the black mirror episode?
wait a minute were is that place and what beach is it call ?_?
They looks scary and amazing.
just looking at it scares me, gives me a nope feeling in my stomach
@richardivory7858
9 жыл бұрын
Me to it makes me feel sick
@bolapsa50
9 жыл бұрын
ok
@xavierzlotorowiez316
9 жыл бұрын
Rodrigo Nascimento stfu
@Ezzie__
9 жыл бұрын
sosuke aizen mean
@hridoy_hasan
8 жыл бұрын
same here! so scary -_-
1:36 It goes clockwise 2:55 It goes counter clockwise
@dargarin
4 жыл бұрын
It just kinda switched up somehow?
@dargarin
4 жыл бұрын
Wait u went to a different whirlpool but the 1st one did switch to clockwise to counterclockwise.
Im shoreside now but used to ride tugboats and have been up north by boat. What lock is that
This video will save NASA vast amounts of their budget for discovering how spiral galaxies form, perhaps the universe is just a waste of time with gravity ...
So this just formed randomly while you were filming?
@killman369547
10 жыл бұрын
no the lock was filling for the next ship to pass
@chrisb6791
5 жыл бұрын
OMG, read the flippin story!
@marklewis4793
5 жыл бұрын
no,..he stirred it with a long stick to impress you,n get likes on youtube.
Can you please throw your camera in that wirlpool so we can see where is goes (I'd loved to see it!)
@cryptfire3158
5 жыл бұрын
Agree, but i think perhaps add a few adjustments to get a clearer picture. Maybe a light, also some kind of rope or band to reduce it spinnning flipping
@xiaolene3122
4 жыл бұрын
It has to be a later proof camera and a rope tied to it to work -3-
I have a question.. what happens if you swim near it? :D would you come out at the other side?
@criscat1750
7 жыл бұрын
what are you on
Anyone remember that episode of the Wild Thornberrys where that octopus causes that huge-ass whirlpool? To this day it is the reason why I am terrified of them.
Has anyone ever tried diving into one? I wonder whats at the bottom.
@jaredharbin5968
4 жыл бұрын
Death
@danyiluna
4 жыл бұрын
Yep its death all right
@deepa...3597
4 жыл бұрын
@@jaredharbin5968 exactly ryt
@babababababa9427
2 ай бұрын
It’s a hole
*WHEN U PULL THE PLUG OUT THE BATH*
I'm convinced this appeared in my reccomended simply because I binge watched post 10...
is this your bath tub or someone elses?
imagine whirlpool surfing, just with out the death part
@katieatilvermorny8890
9 жыл бұрын
***** You mean the guy who drowned filming swimming in whirlpools?
@iRekishi
9 жыл бұрын
Yes hold fucking shit that would be awesome
@Thebigfish0
9 жыл бұрын
***** It is a matter of curiosity. Humans are curious, aren't they?
@Thebigfish0
9 жыл бұрын
***** Indeed ! Curiosity can get you in trouble.
@artisonkar1231
7 жыл бұрын
hi
But how it is created. I thought that it is created when flow of water in opp direction collapse with each other. Because I have see one in front of my eyes
@TopKekMadLad
4 жыл бұрын
Most likely from small waves coming to an area with already ruptured water. It makes small whirlpools and then they collide together creating one giant one.
@TopKekMadLad
4 жыл бұрын
it also may have been a drain.. but i don't think it would be since it only got big when the small ones formed together
貴重な映像ですね👏
I Could Use a Couple of Wide Shots: Establish the surroundings too. ...And Thank You for the insight
GUYS JUMP IN THAT THING ITS THE PORTAL TO THE SMURFS VILLAGE!
@Ardenmorsolias
10 жыл бұрын
XD
@kizamaruthedk
10 жыл бұрын
It's a trap!
@RandomDerpyStuffTV
10 жыл бұрын
Kizamaru TheDk ITS THE PORTAL TO THE SMURFS VILLAGE
@kizamaruthedk
10 жыл бұрын
It's still a trap..
@Ardenmorsolias
10 жыл бұрын
DerpKid I SEE A TINY BLUE PUFF!
that shit looks scary as fuck
how much energy it give if we put a water wheel inside it, just calculated it and we have so much energy
Looks so cool