Cool physics: poured shampoo leaps into the air

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[+2] - boomerang - 04/11/2007I thought it was really pretty!
[+2] - Tai Chi - 04/11/2007That was pretty cool.
[+2] - KevinCarlson - 04/21/2007It appears that thixotropy at the shampoo surface creates hydrostatic pressure within the heap, something like a "water balloon", where the pressure is dissipated via a weakened spot on...
[+1] - edgarblythe - 04/21/2007[quote="KevinCarlson"]It appears that thixotropy at the shampoo surface creates hydrostatic pressure within the heap, something like a "water balloon", where the pressure is...
[+1] - stuh505 - 04/21/2007[quote="edgarblythe"][quote="KevinCarlson"]It appears that thixotropy at the shampoo surface creates hydrostatic pressure within the heap, something like a "water...

holy christ that was boring.

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I wonder if that would work with Keetahs pee?

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I thought it was really pretty!

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That was pretty cool.

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It reminded me of...well...nev'mind.

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is this a joke?

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It appears that thixotropy at the shampoo surface creates hydrostatic pressure within the heap, something like a "water balloon", where the pressure is dissipated via a weakened spot on the surface.

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KevinCarlson wrote:

It appears that thixotropy at the shampoo surface creates hydrostatic pressure within the heap, something like a "water balloon", where the pressure is dissipated via a weakened spot on the surface.

Hello, Kevin. Don't I know you from somewhere? Abuzz, maybe? Welcome to a2k.

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edgarblythe wrote:

KevinCarlson wrote:
It appears that thixotropy at the shampoo surface creates hydrostatic pressure within the heap, something like a "water balloon", where the pressure is dissipated via a weakened spot on the surface.

Hello, Kevin. Don't I know you from somewhere? Abuzz, maybe? Welcome to a2k.

Maybe you're thinking of Kelly Clarkson Laughing

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