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From Drop to Bubble

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An acoustically levitated drop starts out in a flattened shape.

As evaporation takes place, the drop's surface tension decreases, triggering a buckling instability that bends the drop back on itself.

When the sides of the drop meet, capillary waves generate two Worthington jets, one of which the now-bubble eats.

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