fuckyeahphysica: Surface Tension and Elasticity : A beautiful interplay Take an elastic sheet
fuckyeahphysica:Surface Tension and Elasticity : A beautiful interplay Take an elastic sheet and place a droplet on its surface while making sure that all the corners of the sheet are covered in water. Allow this water to evaporate at room temperature and capture the time lapse. As the water volume decreases, its surface tension pulls the sheet around with it, forming these elegant patterns.And by changing the shapes of sheets that are being used, you can alter the resultant shape. Pretty cool eh? - Part of ‘Fluid Friday’Source : Capillary Origami: Spontaneous Wrapping of a Droplet with an Elastic Sheet ( Contains many more illustrations and covers up the theory as well. A must read for the enthusiast ) -- source link
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