Compressed, by Kim Pimmel…Follow this magnetized fluid through the capillaries of bubbles. Science and art, together, in a trippy video.
“I combined everyday soap bubbles with exotic ferrofluid liquid to create an eerie tale, using macro lenses and time lapse techniques. Black ferrofluid and dye race through bubble structures, drawn through by the invisible forces of capillary action and magnetism”
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Take a look at the physics of a pint of Guinness, including the formation of foam, the circulation of bubbles, and the importance of nitrogen and surfactants. The Physics of Fluids paper the host refers to is available here. (And, yes, I will admit to debating the physics occurring in my pint glass while in a pub.) # (via Martin)
Here astronaut Don Pettit demonstrates the effects of rotation on a sphere of water in microgravity. Bubbles, being less dense than water, congregate in the middle of the sphere along its axis of rotation. Tea leaves, which are denser than the water, are thrown to the outside; this is the same concept used in a centrifuge for separating samples.