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5) Latte Foam

The Science of Coffee

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The Best Microphone We've Just Plain Water From the Tap

If you have less than 70% air in your milk, it's just a kugel cham. But above 70%, these bubbles are starting to push against each other. You then get the polyadras cham, which is this beautiful shapes of tetrachidechoehedra. Foam spontaneously forms this beautiful shape. That's when you get the structure, which allows you to do a latte out. The best microphone we've just plain water from the tap.

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