Large droplets ejected from a liquid pool do not coalesce immediately back into the whole. Instead, a thin layer of air gets trapped beneath them, much like the oil lubricating Keep reading
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The Coalescence Cascade
When a droplet impacts a pool at low speed, a layer of air trapped beneath the droplet can often prevent it from immediately coalescing into the pool. As that air Keep reading
Disrupting the Coalescence Cascade
When a droplet contacts a pool, a thin layer of air can get trapped beneath the droplet, delaying the instant when the liquids contact and surface tension pulls the droplet Keep reading
Dancing Droplets
When a droplet falls onto a larger pool of the same liquid, it briefly sits on a layer of air that prevents coalescence. When that air drains away, the coalescence Keep reading
Water Drops at 10,000 FPS
We’ve seen water droplets join a larger pool at 2,000 frames per second, but what about 10,000 frames per second? (via Gizmodo)