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Splashing on Curves

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Nicole Sharp

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For a given drop size and velocity, it's harder for drops to splash on smaller spheres. Here a drop simply slides along a 2mm sphere.
Against a 20mm sphere, the droplet splashes.
The drop also splashes on a flat surface.
←Double Diffusive Flow
Mitch Dobrowner Photography→

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