Drizzle honey or syrup from high enough, and you’ll see it coil like a liquid rope. This feature of viscous fluids also extends to polymer-filled viscoelastic fluids. But recent work Keep reading
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Lava Coiling
It’s tough to get much closer to flowing lava than this video of freshly forming coastline in Hawaii. Lava is complex fluid, with viscous properties that vary significantly with chemical Keep reading
The Kaye Effect
Those who have poured viscous liquids like syrup or honey are familiar with how they stack up in a rope-like coil, as shown in the top row of images above. Keep reading
Viscous Dripping
Artist Skye Kelly’s “Creep (strain)” sculpture shown above is made from toffee. The viscous fluid deforms under the force of gravity, resulting in elongated drips and slow jets that buckle Keep reading
Honey Coiling
The liquid rope coiling effect occurs in viscous fluids like oil, honey, shampoo, or even lava when they fall from a height. The exact behavior of the coil depends on factors like the Keep reading
Liquid Rope Coiling
Some liquids, when falling in a stream into a pool, tend to coil into a liquid rope. This video shows honey, but the effect can also be observed in syrups Keep reading