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The Mystery of Water Drops That Skate Across Oil at Impossible Speeds

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The Hot Oil and Water Interactions

The phenomenon that happens when beads of skate around in your empty pan has been understood for a long time. But recently, doctor vernasy and his graduate student, victor leon set out to look at hot oil and water interactions a bit more closely. When the droplets were placed on the hot oil, they would propel themselves in random directions at very high speeds.

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