Experience Hydrodynamic Levitation: A Simple yet Mesmerizing Effect

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Here is a fun effect. I wonder if it has been described previously, given how simple it is to reproduce. I remember seeing similar effects with an empty plastic bag, spinning midair on the side of an air updraft.

 
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