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I’m not a scientist but I think it’s because their saliva is very viscous and sticky so the bubbles on the surface dont move as easily as the water underneath.
I'm not a scientist but no.
Stuff on top of water will necessarily move alongside the water underneath it.
The solution lies in the viscosity of the water itself, being low enough that the motion of the molecules in touch with the rotatin bowl don't transfer enough force to the inner "layers" of water to offset its inertia.
ELI5: water be a slippery fuck, too heavy to spin at your whims.