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Beer Bubbles Really Do Sink
Galvatron writes "A group of researchers at Stanford have shown that, despite being lighter than the beer itself, bubbles can actually slide down the sides of glasses. So, if you see it happen, it's not just that you've had too much to drink. For a description of methodology and an explanation of why it works, see the article."
This story is just asking for a frosty piss joke to be made!
odd, I've seen many a drunk sliding down the side of a glass...those pesky bubbles!
Nothing - well thats something.
when you're high, can dogs really fly or is it just the weed?
So do bubbles going around the glass mean I'm half-way there?
I've finally got a fan! Now what do I feed him?
I have seen bubbles moving down at the edges of my Guinness. This latest "discovery" seems to be common sense to me, and is exactly how I have explained the phenomenem to other drinkers down the pub.
Shame I wasn't paid to do my "research", and that no-one would have listened to me because I didn't have a 750-frame-per-second video camera.
Now, this story would have been really interesting if it had a link to the videos of it happening 'cause it really is a sight to behold!
Of course it depends which way your head is up, or down - sometimes they go sideways in both directions.
Not being a beer drinker I am not surprised, the bubbles are probably trying to drown themselves rather than taste that foul brew...
..women at the bar can really like you! If one of them is turned on by your presence it's not just that you've had too much to drink!
"While the pair's finding will be invaluable to barroom betters across the globe it also has legitimate scientific value in the area of fluidized beds, the mixing of solid particles with liquids and gases, which has industrial and engineering applications."
It's amazing what people do come up with to get an excuse for drinking beer.
"So Andy got hold of a camera that takes 750 frames a second and recorded some rather gorgeous video clips of what was happening."
So quit hoggin' it and let us have some of that sweet sweet goodness.
For any newbies: Apparantly your intelligence is increased by drinking alcohol, since it kills off your poor quality brain cells leaving more room for your high-powered brain cells.
So kids, if you want to pass your exams, sneak into Daddy's Spirits cabinet and have a swig before breakfast.
Well, the fact that beer bubbles sink was actually already known thousand of years ago. But it has to be "re-discovered" in every two years or so, otherwise the world would come to an end. And reporting this "discovery" in media is just a part of the ritual.
Hell is not other people; it is yourself. - Ludwig Wittgenstein
Now I have a new chat up line to use: hey babe, ever stop and think about bubbles moving down? Hello? You didn't finish your drink!
I had a class with this professor earlier this year. This really explains his teaching style... he must have done his beer "research" each day right before he lectured...
Ouch, how smart is it to have an article about beer on a Sunday! ;)
Damn - I wish I had never seen this article. I've always used that observation as a definite measure when to stop drinking beer. Now I won't know when to stop. I'm sure this article has been sponsored by the breweries.
quickly turn the glass upside down over your mouth
Without further independent research that confirms this data, I won't believe it... As my contribution to mankind, I will be donating my time to this endeavor this afternoon, right after work... anyone else care to volunteer?