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

Question

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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Same way water gets “stuck” in a syringe or any other narrow tube, I think. Surface tension holds it onto the edges and it’s not easy for it to dry out.