# Mysterious whirlpool develops of Sydney coast **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 14, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842 "2007-03-14T03:13:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/1 "2007-03-14T03:13:38Z")
[Link](http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/sea-monster-gives-sydney-goosebumps/2007/03/14/1173722523336.html) And it’s rather large: > [@](#): > > The mysterious whirlpool is 200 kilometres across and 1000 metres deep, reaching the ocean floor, CSIRO oceanographers say. The centre is 100 kilometres from the coast and could stay there for several months. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/2 "2007-03-14T03:19:13Z")
[R’lyeh](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:R%27lyeh_map.png) is on the move? ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/3 "2007-03-14T03:24:24Z")
That’s it - we’re going down the drain. ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/4 "2007-03-14T03:54:38Z")
It’s official … the South Pacific sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/5 "2007-03-14T03:57:07Z")
Whoever pulled the plug please put it back. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/6 "2007-03-14T04:17:54Z")
Are there any actual photos of this thing? I’d like to see what a 200m whirlpool looks like. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/7 "2007-03-14T04:24:16Z")
Is it swirling clockwise or counter-clockwise. I always wanted to test this. ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/8 "2007-03-14T04:50:49Z")
[QUOTE=adam yax] Are there any actual photos of this thing? I’d like to see what a 200m whirlpool looks like. [/QUOTE] You can’t see it. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/9 "2007-03-14T04:55:57Z")
[QUOTE=adam yax] Are there any actual photos of this thing? I’d like to see what a 200m whirlpool looks like. [/QUOTE] It would look like the ocean always does. From the link: > [@](#): > > The sea surface, conversely, is lowered by 70cm. This dip in the surface of the ocean is invisible to the eye, but it can be accurately measured by satellites and a robotic Argo float deployed by the CSIRO. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/10 "2007-03-14T05:09:04Z")
These are disturbing movements. The fault is a continuation… the sea OPENS. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/11 "2007-03-14T05:14:19Z")
[QUOTE=Quiddity Glomfuster] That’s it - we’re going down the drain. [/QUOTE] Better than coming up it. ---
**Author:** ![threnodyangelfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@threnodyangelfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threnodyangelfire)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/12 "2007-03-14T05:27:09Z")
Must be a lot of dizzy fish off our coast at the moment. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/13 "2007-03-14T13:11:47Z")
Is this having any effect on the beach waves at all? Is my husband going to freak out that he’s missing all the good surf? ---
**Author:** ![threnodyangelfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@threnodyangelfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threnodyangelfire)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/14 "2007-03-14T13:40:50Z")
I’m right on the beach - not much out of the ordinary today. ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/15 "2007-03-14T13:41:34Z")
Could this be related in any way to the seismic activity that triggered the release of oil near [New Zealand](http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=42433)? I realize that the whirlpool and the oil seepage are nowhere near each other but could there be a link between the two? ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/16 "2007-03-14T14:13:51Z")
I smell another Godzilla sequel… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/17 "2007-03-14T14:24:07Z")
The kraken stirs. And ten billion sushi dinners cry out for vengeance. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/18 "2007-03-14T14:42:06Z")
[QUOTE=adam yax] Are there any actual photos of this thing? I’d like to see what a 200m whirlpool looks like. [/QUOTE] It’s 200 **k** m across. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/19 "2007-03-14T15:29:54Z")
[QUOTE=lisacurl] The kraken stirs. And ten billion sushi dinners cry out for vengeance. [/QUOTE] Madam, you win the thread. _bows_ ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842/20 "2007-03-14T15:33:57Z")
[QUOTE=threnodyangelfire] I’m right on the beach - not much out of the ordinary today. [/QUOTE] There wouldn’t be. See posts #8 and #9. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-whirlpool-develops-of-sydney-coast/395842.md?page=2)