How could the gradient magnetic field have an effect on the water if there aren't any plasma phenomena?
I think so called quantum phenomena are plain and simple plasma physics. It becomes quantized because of the plasma cutoff. Someone has suggested this already but I forgot whom. David On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 3:44 PM, R C Macaulay <[email protected]> wrote: > Another example is water drops on very hot surfaces. A hot skillet with > both grease and water .. plasma physics ?? > Richard > > > Airdrag was involved or not? The shape is also oscillating between convex > and concave triangle. > I also think the diamagnetic and gravitational forces can cause crazy > things. Remember that water is a very weak plasma and the very strong > magnetic field can cause electromagnetic effects in the water. > > I doesn't look like a well known physical condition to me. > > If you play the game I-Fluid you often notice a triangular shape of the > drop when it is moving over matter. I don't know if it is a physical effect > or a design decision. Games are a mixture but the physics simulation in them > are often very impressive and continually getting better and what we need > are pictures and not figures (numbers) so I think physics learning can come > from games.. > > David > > On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 12:59 AM, Harry Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026865.400 >> >> "They found that once a droplet with a diameter of 1 centimetre >> >> reached about 3 revolutions per second, its shape, when viewed from >> >> above, became triangular, an effect never seen before in the lab " >> >> >
