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1. Scylla And Charybdis

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   The Mechanism of Charybdis
   Charybdis, located opposite Scylla, functions as a vast, cyclical siphon of the sea. Unlike a naturally occurring maelstrom, Charybdis’s action is regulated by a precise temporal rhythm, described as swallowing the sea three times a day and spewing it back out with equal force.
   The physics underpinning Charybdis’s rotational speed ($$\omega$$) is believed to be influenced by the tidal synchronization with the orbit of the moon, modulated by the earth’s magnetic field. The destructi…