Water on fire? That can’t be happening, right? Apparently, it does happen in North Dakota. All it takes for tap water to rush into a fire is that a flame be near it. As with something this weird and unnatural, people are speculating all around on what could be causing the water to turn flammable, with several people pointing towards fracking as the likely culprit.
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Leidenfrost effect is the phenomenon responsible for the jumping water droplets that happen when you pour water on a hot pan. Basically, as water comes into contact with a surface way above its boiling temperature, a thin layer of vapor forms at the contact point and prevents the droplet from evaporating suddenly. Put a bit of effort into the scenario, and water droplets can be made to move in specific directions.
Water is what keeps humans running, and we have used, abused and marveled at it forever. Titled Water, a project by Edward Burtynsky presents a visual catalog of this most precious resource. It is currently on display at the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery and Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York City, and at the Flowers Gallery in London. The project has also spanned into a book and a feature documentary Watermark.
A lot of water that people let go to waste, could be put to great use by humans, animals and plants that can often starve to access this precious, and yet highly undervalued resource. A hard hitting campaign sponsored by Al Ain Zoo and executed by Y&R, Abu Dhabi.
We’ve already seen the genius of water droplet photography by Markus Reugels. He continues to update his Flickr stream with more images that have all the awesomeness you’d expect from his work. Checkout the moon and the globe captured in water droplets, and marvel at the skill of this immaculate artist.
Droplets of water make for quite a few interesting photographs when they hit the surface. What makes them all the more intriguing is the fact that we may have experienced the phenomenon millions of times, but it is nearly impossible to see without something like a high speed camera. And that is what makes these images so very interesting.
As observers, all we see when a falling droplet hits water, is a slight disturbance at the point of impact. The reality is a bit more complex with more physics involved. It’s fluid dynamics to the rescue in explaining situations like these. As the slow moving droplet hits the water surface, a tiny layer of air beneath the droplet often prevents it from simply being absorbed into the pool.
Canadian artist Nicholas Hanna found a love for Chinese calligraphy on a visit to Beijing, particularly finding an inspiration in water calligraphy where people use a large brush to write text on the road using water. The text obviously does fade away quick, but it does leave behind a small and sweet message for people to see.
Artist Shinichi Maruyama creates these incredible pieces from water. He hurls water from his hands or glass, and captures the fleeting liquid sculpture with a high-speed camera.
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No matter how you look at it, you have to appreciate wonders of modern consumerism. For example, I never knew I wanted water to have bacon and cupcake flavors. There’s an effervescent tablet for that! Costs $3.50.
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