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fromTasting Table
5 days ago

Testing Honey To See If It's Real? Why The Water Method May Not Be The Way To Go - Tasting Table

Hexagonal patterns from the viral honey-and-water test arise from viscosity and surface-tension physics, not from honey having genes or memory.
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fromArs Technica
3 months ago

A robot walks on water thanks to evolution's solution

Fan-like, passively morphing leg appendages enable Rhagovelia water striders to exploit surface tension and generate rapid, powerful propulsion across water surfaces.
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fromTasting Table
4 months ago

Avoid Sticking Drinks By Choosing This Material For Your Coasters - Tasting Table

Textured or absorbent coasters prevent glasses from sticking by disrupting the water seal and surface-tension vacuum formed between two smooth surfaces.
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