Many great vids in their gallery: http://serve.me.nus.edu.sg/limtt/#Video_Gallery
T On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Alexander Hollins <[email protected]> wrote: > http://serve.me.nus.edu.sg/limtt/ > > the creators > > FLUID MECHANICS GROUP > DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING > National University of Singapore > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: >> From: Jed Rothwell >> >> >> >> Ø That's a splendid little video, and an elegant demonstration of spin >> conservation. I urge people to see it. >> >> >> >> … if it is authentic, it is splendid indeed. >> >> >> >> Ø The air particles and spin both rotate 90 degrees as a result of the >> collision. Fascinating! >> >> >> >> … that is the part that “almost” looks too contrived to me – to be accepted >> as true without a thorough investigation (at least to my thinking). There >> simply does not seem to be enough momentum in the initial colliding tori to >> carry forward and retain the spin structure for that kind of orthogonal >> change and transfer. >> >> >> >> It would be relatively easy to fake with computer graphics, if someone were >> so inclined … but I hate to even mention that possibility, since there is >> absolutely no apparent reason to believe that deception was involved – other >> than there are plenty of geeks who would delight in the challenge. >> >> >> >> Jones > >
