If its basically a straight shot from your outer ear to the ear drum, how does water get ‘stuck’ in your ear after swimming?

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If its basically a straight shot from your outer ear to the ear drum, how does water get ‘stuck’ in your ear after swimming?

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You ever take a straw out of a drink and there’s a pocket of soda left in it? Your ear is basically a straw that goes through your head. Surface tension in an enclosed space keeps it there.

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