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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: Why do puddles stop spreading? Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics—until now |
| Date | 2015-07-09 00:35 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <u7s07c-aip.ln1@mail.specsol.com> (permalink) |
| References | <P9adnfcEdP-8JwDInZ2dnUU7-TGdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
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
Re: Why do puddles stop spreading? Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics—until now Simoen <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-07-09 22:25 -0500
Re: Why do puddles stop spreading? Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physicsuntil 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
Re: Why do puddles stop spreading? Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics—until now HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-07-12 05:35 -0400
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