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Bang But No Splash

Posted by Hemos on from the scientific-progress-goes-spash dept.

BishopBerkeley writes "When a drop of ethanol is dropped on a surface at low pressures (1/5 atmosphere or less), it makes no splash. Science offers a brief synopsis and fascinating pictures of the phenomenon. The results seem to confirm the (perhaps counterintuitive) prediction that more viscous liquids are more likely to splash, not less likely . Links to the researchers' home page at U of Chicago (as of now, the site is timing out) and pdf version of the article on arxiv can be found on the Science page also."

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  1. Makes you wonder - by syrinje · · Score: -1, Troll

    - who or what is a Cho and why is it/he/she sucking splatter? WTF is splatter an euphemism for now? What's that you say...? Ewwwwwwwwww......

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  2. slow day eh ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    why is this story worthy of /.? can anyone explain?

  3. Sigh by edittard · · Score: -1, Troll
    Science offers a brief synopsis and fascinating pictures of the phenomenon.
    As they say in France, oppsite water. Or as they say in English, no it fucking well doesn't. Nice to see that when michael 'left', Hemos (with a silent exual) stepped up to the plate and batted like a true cretinous fucktard.
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  4. So... by TrappedByMyself · · Score: -1, Troll

    is this one of those empowerment articles they occasionally post to make Slashdot readers feel all smart and stuff?

    "Oh noes! People say that we're just a Linux hype machine!"
    "Quick, do a Google search on 'science' and post the first thing you see!"

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