I wonder if such research might lead to an explanation for the hexagonal cloud formation at Saturn’s North pole?
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Friday 6th October 2017 05:14 GMT whitepines
That one already has a solid explanation as a hexagonal resonance due to the difference in cloud speeds at differing latitudes. Apparently Saturn's atmosphere has just the right viscosity (or lack thereof) to allow it to happen.
There's a physics demo floating around also showing the resonance using a spinning bucket and some water. No electric fields needed to explain that one!
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Friday 6th October 2017 08:08 GMT Peshman
What's the discovery?
As a teenager I observed the formation of crystals in a bath of Copper Sulphate solution by introducing an electrical charge. I investigated the phenomenon, well known by this point, and wrote up a conclusion on why it occurred. Am I missing something in this story?
I'm ,by no means, a boffin.
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Friday 6th October 2017 09:15 GMT Mystic Megabyte
Mpemba
I like to quote the Mpemba effect when someone makes the mistake of using logic (or the lack of it) instead of experimentation. I tried to discuss this with a con-trail conspiracy believer but made little progress :(
So well done Muhammad Shaheer Niazi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpemba_effect
Edit: Mpemba was initially mocked for his observation.
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Friday 6th October 2017 09:22 GMT DropBear
Re: Mpemba
Yes, and every time I see that mentioned, the part that I immediately get reminded of is this one:
"In 2016, Burridge and Linden defined the criterion as the time to reach 0 °C (32 °F), carried out experiments and reviewed published work to date.[1] They noted that the large difference originally claimed had not been replicated, and that studies showing a small effect could be influenced by variations in the positioning of thermometers. They say " We conclude, somewhat sadly, that there is no evidence to support meaningful observations of the Mpemba effect"."
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Sunday 8th October 2017 13:07 GMT The Man Who Fell To Earth
Re: Mpemba
Known more widely as Pathological Science.
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