Nicole Sharp<p><strong>“Droplet on a Plucked Wire”</strong></p> <p><a class="" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/drop_string1.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p> <p><a class="" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/drop_string2.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p> <p><a class="" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/drop_string3.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p> <p></p> <p>What happens to a droplet hanging on a wire when the wire gets plucked? That’s the fundamental question behind this video, which shows the effects of wire speed, viscosity, and viscoelasticity on a drop’s detachment. With lovely high-speed video and close-up views, you get to appreciate even subtle differences between each drop. Capillary waves, viscoelastic waves, and Plateau-Rayleigh instabilities abound! (Video and image credit: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2024.GFM.V2691248" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">D. Maity et al.</a>)</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/2024gofm/" target="_blank">#2024gofm</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/droplets/" target="_blank">#droplets</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/fluid-dynamics/" target="_blank">#fluidDynamics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/physics/" target="_blank">#physics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/science/" target="_blank">#science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/viscoelasticity/" target="_blank">#viscoelasticity</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/viscous-flow/" target="_blank">#viscousFlow</a></p>