Wombats are unique among the animal kingdom for their ability to produce cubic feces approximately the size and shape of dice. Researchers found that wombats accomplish this geometric feat thanks Keep reading
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Wild Extrusions
In their continuing quest to squish all the things, the Hydraulic Press channel recently debuted a tool with a series of small holes they can extrude various substances through. The Keep reading
Sharkskin Instability
Homemade spaghetti noodles exhibit a roughened surface that’s the result of viscoelastic behavior known as the sharkskin instability. It’s usually observed in the industrial extrusion of polymer plastics. In the Keep reading
Melt Fracture in Plastics
Liquid plastics are often extruded–or pressure-driven through a die–during manufacturing. Early on manufacturers discovered that they could only extrude plastic at low flow rates, otherwise the plastic’s surface begins undulating Keep reading