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How Ink Flows - The Physics.
Physicists have mapped the interaction between paper friction, surface tension and ink flow in a effort to … I actually don’t know why. But they did.
Maybe just because it’s interesting.
(via ScienceNOW, image via CC license from Flickr user mbgrigby)
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How Ink Flows - The Physics.

Physicists have mapped the interaction between paper friction, surface tension and ink flow in a effort to … I actually don’t know why. But they did.

Maybe just because it’s interesting.

(via ScienceNOW, image via CC license from Flickr user mbgrigby)

Source: news.sciencemag.org

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