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Re: Why do puddles stop spreading? Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics—until now

From jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
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Subject Re: Why do puddles stop spreading? Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics—until now
Date 2015-07-09 00:35 +0000
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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Why do puddles stop spreading? Simple everyday phenomenon was 
> unexplained by physics?until now
>> http://phys.org/news/2015-07-puddles-simple-everyday-phenomenon-unexplained.html
> 
>> When you spill a bit of water onto a tabletop, the puddle spreads?and
>> then stops, leaving a well-defined area of water with a sharp
>> boundary.
> 
>> There's just one problem: The formulas scientists use to describe
>> such a fluid flow say that the water should just keep spreading
>> endlessly. Everyone knows that's not the case?but why?

Because some idiot is using the wrong formulas.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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Why do puddles stop spreading? Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics—until now Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-08 19:02 -0500
  Re: Why do puddles stop spreading? Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics—until now jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-07-09 00:35 +0000
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  Re: Why do puddles stop spreading? Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics—until now Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2015-07-09 23:33 -0400
    Re: Why do puddles stop spreading? Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics—until now HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-07-11 06:20 -0400
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  Re: Why do puddles stop spreading? Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics--until now "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2015-07-10 13:53 -0700

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