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The Physics of Wine Swirling
sciencehabit writes "Meet the new flavor of wine: fruity with a hint of fluid dynamics. Oenophiles have long gotten the best out of their reds by giving their glasses a swirl before sipping. A new study has revealed the physics behind that sloshing, showing that three factors may determine whether your merlot arcs smoothly or starts to splash. The researchers also landed on another important discovery: how overly enthusiastic wine swirlers manage to splash their drinks, possibly staining their sweaters."
Sorry, this is slashdot. Only car analogies work here. :P Anyone have the car analogy?
I've found that drinking wine directly from the bottle makes all of this irrelevant.
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Sorry, this is slashdot. Only car analogies work here. :P Anyone have the car analogy?
Hm... okay. Imagine you've taken a shit in your car....
When huffing gasoline, you should gently swirl the container to maximize the bouquet without spilling.
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For some reason I accidentally read the title as "The Physics of Swine Whirling"
Good wine snobs will test the nose of the wine (e.g., sniff it), then taste it. If it's too astringent to properly enjoy, they'll either let the glass sit for a while, or swirl the glass to aerate the wine.
I just blow bubbles through my straw. Does that make me a good or bad wine snob?
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