Modern Mysteries

Huge rotating ice disk appears in Westbrook

By T.K. Randall
January 16, 2019

Image: Inside a crop circle, Alton Barnes, Wiltshire, England
Credit: Rodhullandemu / CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted) Believed to be approximately 100 yards in diameter, the impressive spectacle quickly became something of a social media phenomenon due to its perfectly circular appearance.

Ice disks like this one form at the bends of rivers where the accelerating water creates rotational sheer, breaking off chunks of ice and spinning them around until they have formed in to a circle.

Footage of the disk was recorded by Tina Radel, the city's marketing and communications director.

It is hoped that the phenomenon will help to drive new visitors to the area.


Source: Boston Herald

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