Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Von Kármán vortex street

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Von Kármán vortex street[edit]

Von Kármán vortex street 1
Animation of the effect. Credit: Cesareo de La Rosa Siqueira

Von Kármán vortex streets formed as clouds pass over mountains or islands. A detailed example, and an animation of the phenomenon. I couldn't decide which to support, so I'll let you choose. -  BRIAN0918  22:48, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

  • Nominate and support. -  BRIAN0918  22:48, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
    • I'm currently trying to get proper permission for this animation, which might even be better for the article. Any comments? -- BRIAN0918  23:17, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support -Pic #1. A fantastic example of vortex shedding!--Deglr6328 06:49, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support Number #1. Very good illustration for the article. The article itself could use a little help though. -- Solipsist 13:36, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support #1 animation Denni 21:18, 2005 Mar 21 (UTC)
  • Support striking and illustrative. Circeus 17:07, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support #1. Very interesting image. Jonathunder 19:06, 2005 Mar 22 (UTC)
  • I just got permission to use Image:Vortex-street-animation.gif with credit, so I'll add it to the FPC just in case someone wants to vote for it.
  • Support the animation; the stills, while prettier, weren't especially helpful to me in figuring out what was going on. —Korath (Talk) 22:29, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support animation and first image. James F. (talk) 23:07, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support first image and animation together. Sandover 03:04, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Strong Support. I have studied this phenomenon and find it fascinating. A landsat photo of Von Kármán vorticies adorns my desktop.-CasitoTalk 07:08, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)