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Sandy Jets

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When a fluid is vibrated, instabilities can form along its surface. With a sufficient amplitude, voids form inside the fluid and their collapse leads to a jet that shoots out from the fluid. A very different process leads to air cavities forming in a vibrated granular medium, but the jets produced are remarkably similar, as seen in this video. (Video credit: M. Sandtke et al.)

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