FICTIONAL / IN-UNIVERSE
NEEDLE OF RAIN - GEARBOX ANALOGY

FIELD DESCRIPTION:
Rain column observed as narrow vertical discontinuity.

GARAGE ANALOG MODEL:
1. Treat upper cloud layer as driver.
2. Treat lake/mud plane as lower plate.
3. Treat needle as transfer shaft.
4. DO NOT assume rotation is spatially local.

JACK'S NOTE:
"This is not a gearbox. Stop writing gearbox on things that fold space."

ACE'S NOTE:
"Still helping me think about it."