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
Tag: splashes
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
“Playing With Time”
The Macro Room team is back with this clever video that messes with our perception of time. I’d hate to give anything away here, so just go check it out! Keep reading
The Two-Faced Splash
The way a sphere enters water depends on its size, speed, and surface properties. A hydrophilic (water-attracting) sphere behaves differently than a hydrophobic (water-repelling) one. But what happens when the Keep reading
Freezing Splats
In fluid physics, there’s often a tug of war between different effects. For droplets falling onto a surface colder than their freezing point, the hydrodynamics of impact, sudden heat transfer, Keep reading