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Rifts in Rafts

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When a raft of particles floating on water is pulled apart, it stretches.

Within the raft, particles feel two opposing mechanisms: the expansion flow and their natural relaxation toward one another.

The speed at which the raft is pulled apart decides which cluster size can relax most effectively.

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