Fire tornadoes, despite their name, are more like dust devils than your typical tornado. In nature, they’ll often form in wildfires, but here the Slow Mo Guys simulate one for Keep reading
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“En Plein Vol”
Artist Antoine Terrieux’s “En Plein Vol” exhibit shows off the power of hair dryers. Parts of the exhibit, like the floating ball at 0:16, rely on Bernoulli’s principle and the Keep reading
Coriolis
There’s an infamous supposition about drains swirling one way in the Northern Hemisphere and the other way in the Southern Hemisphere. Destin from Smarter Every Day and Derek from Veritasium Keep reading
Martian Dust Devil
This photo from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter stares almost straight down a dust devil on Mars. Like their earthbound brethren, Martian dust devils form when the surface is heated by Keep reading