# @chicago.explore on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CpLb9IRoF85
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/4454822-chicagoexplore-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a5fad5e218.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-02-27T20:08:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chicago 🏙 Travel | Hotels | Food | Tips (@chicago.explore) — https://gondola.cc/chicago.explore

## Caption

Chicago’s lake pancakes captured by mbraeuner773 🤩

💡 Ice discs form on the outer bends in a river where the accelerating water creates a force called 'rotational shear', which breaks off a chunk of ice and twists it around. As the disc rotates, it grinds against surrounding ice — smoothing into a circle.

🏷️ Tag a winter lover!

📸 mbraeuner773 
📍Chicago 

#chi #artofchi #likechicago #chicity #chicagoriver #visitchicago

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artofchi, visitchicago, chi, likechicago, chicity, chicagoriver

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