VIDEO: Floating ice disk returns and delights residents in Maine
Published on Jan. 19, 2020, 5:44 PM
The ice disk garnered much affair publicly in 2019, so the City of Westbrook was quick to bring its recent reformation to light
A floating ice disk that first appeared in the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine, in 2019 has resurfaced -- much to the delight of local residents.
When a similar disk was spotted this month, the city quickly took advantage and brought it to light publicly, posting a video of the phenomenon on social media.
A similar spinning ice disk was captured in Quebec in February 2019.
According to Mark Battle, an associate physics professor at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, the ice disk occurs when a circular current underneath the ice creates a whirlpool effect.
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Thumbnail courtesy of the City of Westbrook.