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Try this Physics Central feature to see an activity that illustrates the Raleigh-Taylor instability--the creation of ripples at the surface between two fluids with the higher-density fluid on top. The ripples become growing fingers, and the fluids mix. You can do this activity with easily obtainable materials, chilled tap water and hot, dyed tap water.
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Fluids
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Keywords: density, fluids, surface tension
Record Creators: Metadata instance created June 2, 2006 by Ed Lee
American Physical Society
Record Updated: Apr 26, 2009 by Lyle Barbato
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January 5, 2001
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My Cup Runneth Down, <https://www.physicscentral.com/explore/pictures/cup.cfm>.
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My Cup Runneth Down. (2001, January 5). Retrieved November 11, 2024, from https://www.physicscentral.com/explore/pictures/cup.cfm
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American Physical Society, and American Physical Society. My Cup Runneth Down. January 5, 2001. https://www.physicscentral.com/explore/pictures/cup.cfm (accessed 11 November 2024).
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My Cup Runneth Down. 5 Jan. 2001. American Physical Society, and American Physical Society. 11 Nov. 2024 <https://www.physicscentral.com/explore/pictures/cup.cfm>.
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