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Some Large Ocean Eddies Behave Like Black Holes

"According to researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Miami, some of the largest ocean eddies on Earth are mathematically equivalent to the mysterious black holes of space. These eddies are so tightly shielded by circular water paths that nothing caught up in them escapes." - excerpt from article in Science Daily.

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