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An '''Eddy''' is a term used to describe the trail left by the mixing of a fluid and its reverse current as an object moves through the fluid. On Earth, it can be observed when a water current flows around a rock as seen on a beach or a coastal shore.  
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The [[Fifth Doctor]], when using the Ionograph to detect the ion trail of a spaceship or spacepod, likened this trail to that of an '''eddy''', and indeed dubbed their iono-trail a "space eddy". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hexagora (audio story)|Hexagora]]'')


The [[Fifth Doctor]], when using the Ionograph to detect the ion trail of a spaceship or spacepod, likened this trail to that of an eddy, and indeed dubbed their iono-trail a "space eddy". ([[AUDIO]]: [[Hexagora (audio story)|''Hexagora'']])
== Behind the scenes ==
An eddy is a term used to describe loops of turbulence that come from an object moving through a fluid. On Earth, for example, it can be observed when a water current flows around a rock as seen on a beach or a coastal shore.
 
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The Fifth Doctor, when using the Ionograph to detect the ion trail of a spaceship or spacepod, likened this trail to that of an eddy, and indeed dubbed their iono-trail a "space eddy". (AUDIO: Hexagora)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

An eddy is a term used to describe loops of turbulence that come from an object moving through a fluid. On Earth, for example, it can be observed when a water current flows around a rock as seen on a beach or a coastal shore.