When a raindrop hits a leaf, it spreads out into a rimmed sheet that breaks up into droplets. These tiny drops can carry dust, spores, and even pathogens as they Keep reading
Tag: splashes
Making a Splash
Since Harold Edgerton’s experiments with stroboscopic photographs in the 1930s, we’ve been fascinated by the shape of splashes. These days students and artists can take advantage of programmable external flashes Keep reading
Variations on a Theme by Edgerton
In the 1930s, Harold Edgerton used strobed lighting to capture moments too fast for the human eye, including his famous “Milk-Drop Coronet”. Recreating his set-up is far easier today, thanks Keep reading
Puddle Depth Matters for Stalagmites
In a cave, mineral-rich water drips from the ceiling, spreading ions used to build stalagmites. A recent study considers how the depth of a pool affects the droplet’s splash and Keep reading
Splash-Spread Mushrooms
Bird’s nest fungi are tiny — only about a centimeter wide. When mature, they form a curved splash cap containing spore sacs known as peridioles. Then they await rain. When Keep reading
“Water in Dripping”
Zheng Lu’s stainless steel sculptures capture elaborate splashes in action. In some of the pieces, thousands of Chinese characters cover the sculpture’s surface; these are quotes from historical texts and Keep reading
A 2D Splash
We see plenty of droplets splash when they fall into a pool, but what happens when the drop and pool are two-dimensional? Here researchers captured the familiar process of a Keep reading
Liquid Sculptures
Snapshots of splashes are nothing new, but few have mastered the art of freezing incredible shapes in water the way Markus Reugels has. His splash photography is mind-boggling, especially knowing Keep reading
Splashing on Spheres
The splash of a droplet is a surprisingly complex phenomenon, depending not only on the droplet’s characteristics but also the surrounding air pressure, the roughness and temperature of the impact Keep reading
Outtakes
When filming, things don’t always go according to plan. Glasses break, splashes obscure your subject, and sometimes effects just don’t turn out the way you expect. But if you’re the Keep reading