Is it possible to create a whirlpool...

...by running around on water?

 

My experiences in swimming pools as a child tell me no.

You can, however, make the water swirl in the direction you're going and create a sort of current.

 

What if you were to run around underwater?

 

Now you're just spouting nonsense. And I've heard a lot of nonsense spouted.

 

Hmm, good question. Let's get Jesus all up in this conversation. I'll go call him.

edit: He says no.

 

You can't run in water, you just slosh around oddly

 

But take physics out of the equation and let's say you can run on water in water
Could you make a whirlpool

 

No, because there's no physics

 

Natural whirlpools are produced by the meeting of opposite currents, so you' d either need two people working in tandem or one person knowledgeable enough to exploit an already existing current. Whirlpools aren' t nearly as powerful as movies would have you believe though, such a fast character would wreak much more havoc just running directly at his target.

 

....He answered YOU? WTF
I've been getting voicemail for years

 

I have the Ark of the Covenant. It's a radio to God.

 

Ah. I have the Crystal Skull. It...well, it kinda just sucks.

 

I know right?

 

The definition of a whirlpool gets vague in this context. In nature it is defined, in part, by the meeting of two currents (as noted earlier). Since there would only be one current you would be unable to meet this. If you remove that part of the definition then all you are really left with is circular movement of the water, and that you could do very very easily. At that point, forget the running, one is probably already there before you even get in. I assume what you are actually interested in though is the funneling effect of stronger whirlpools. That is theoretically possible if you got enough speed. Stirring a glass of water or whatever is just a scaled down version of the same effect, and it is easy there. But I doubt you could get enough speed in any water deep enough that the funnel wouldn't be negated by the splashing.

 

Thank you to everyone that answered with science.
No, seriously, 'cause like, this is a thing I might try for an interactive comic where the main character's "superpower" is Speed, like the Flash.

 

Or you can just use the hose in a whirlpool manner as the sink drains.
#iusedtodishwashatwork

 

Drains make the process excessively easier

 

You have clearly never partaken in the art of water running. It is a delicate past time that involves the participants to hold their breath, plant their feet on the bottom, and dance about gracefully.