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Finding the Viscosity of Pitch

Posted by michael on from the thick-as-a-brick dept.

ColdChrist writes "The University of Queensland has a page about a 72-year-old experiment on the fluidity of pitch. There's a webcam where you can try to become the first person ever to see a drop of the pitch fall; eight drops have fallen since 1930 and the ninth is now forming. The experiment 'demonstrates the fluidity and high viscosity of pitch, a derivative of tar once used for waterproofing boats. At room temperature pitch feels solid - even brittle - and can easily be shattered with a blow from a hammer', but it does flow, as the pictures demonstrate." I know this is going to bring up glass comparisons, so we'll head those off: glass is not a fluid.

5 of 318 comments (clear)

  1. If I put my drippy penis on a web cam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ...will Slashdrip post a story about it?

  2. Fluidity of pitch by SkulkCU · · Score: 1, Flamebait


    but it does flow

    Oh, so it's like glass then.

    What?

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  3. The real question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Perhaps there has been an oversight with the whole fluid/solid issue...

    The real question is if Michael is mentally handicapped or if he's just plain stupid. There are plenty of valid reasons to support either theory.

  4. Re:Bah! That's Nothing. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    5hit? The word is "shit". You may also like to take note of the correct spelling of the following words, for future reference: "fuck", not "fsck". "cunt", not "c**t". "Asshole", not "a**hole" or "a-hole". "Fucktard", not "Bocaj".

    Hope that helps, limpwrist.

  5. Re:Glass DOES flow (Re:The Fluidity of Glass) by anjrober · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    did you read the god damn article? mod this person down...please....he can't even preview "(and we not when installed)."