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Lego Vortex

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With a Lego-built magnet stirrer, a vortex forms inside the sphere.

At high rotation speeds, the liquid inside the sphere essentially forms a spin coating.

In an elaborate Lego set-up, this sphere spins fast enough to from a parabolic interface.

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