Inside a Bubble’s Burst

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When bubbles burst at an interface, both their exterior and interior get spread into the air. Here, researchers watch as a fog-filled bubble rises through silicone oil and settles as the surface. Instabilities ripple down the bubble’s cap as it thins, and, once the bubble bursts, the fog from within is pushed upward, curling into a vortex as it goes. (Video and image credit: R. Shabtay and I. Jacobi; via GFM)

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