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Triple Leidenfrost Effect

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Two dissimilar liquids, both undergoing Leidenfrost effect, avoid coalescing until the more volatile droplet gets small enough.

Each collision triggers a burst of vapor that prevents contact between the drops.

When the boiling points of the liquids are very different, coalescence is sometimes explosive.

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