delventhalz t1_j5q5u9v wrote on January 24, 2023 at 8:10 PM Reply to comment by Wadsworth_McStumpy in If I had two cups of water, one normal size and one as big as a swimming pool and stirred them both with proportionally sized spoons, would the larger pool of water keep spiraling longer than the smaller? by r3volc Even if the linear velocity of the pool is the same, that is a lot more mass moving at that same velocity. It would have much more momentum and take longer to slow. Permalink Parent 11
delventhalz t1_j5q5u9v wrote
Reply to comment by Wadsworth_McStumpy in If I had two cups of water, one normal size and one as big as a swimming pool and stirred them both with proportionally sized spoons, would the larger pool of water keep spiraling longer than the smaller? by r3volc
Even if the linear velocity of the pool is the same, that is a lot more mass moving at that same velocity. It would have much more momentum and take longer to slow.