Vortex In Latvian River Devours All That Enters "Whirlpool Video: Amazing

[DeSwiss]

watchmynewschannel·Published on Apr 24, 2013

A monstrous whirlpool has appeared in the Baltic state of Latvia swallowing everything dragged towards it.

The bizarre phenomenon looks as if a plug has been pulled from the ground beneath as it sucks water down.

A seven-minute clip of what looks like a vortex in action was apparently captured after a river burst its banks in the south-east of the country.

[Warpy]

1. Actually, it is going down a plug hole of sorts

There's a huge culvert under the road the filmers were standing next to. The amazing thing to me is that it's just not getting blocked by all that crud going into it.

[Brimley]

2. Sorry. Dupe.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017114536

[suzanner]

3. What I would want to do in this situation

is quick find some slightly inflatable item, duct tape my camera-phone to it (assuming I have one to throw away or can get one quickly), and look at where this thing goes. OR call an expert to investigate would probably be better.

[L0oniX]

4. Why do I see the Pentagon and tax payer money in that video?

[mike_c]

5. it's a drain....

The water level is above a culvert opening.