Water flow on spoon (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

Water flow on spoon

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Water flowing down the back of a spoon illustrates how fluids affected by the Coanda effect are drawn to a convex surface. However, on a spoon, it is not the Coanda effect causing the phenomenon but surface tension and attraction between water molecules.

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Chalmers University of Technology | Mia Halleröd Palmgren

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