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Posted on September 7, 2016

How to Fit the World’s Biggest Indoor Waterfall in an Airport

How to Fit the World’s Biggest Indoor Waterfall in an Airport
No one has ever cut a giant hole in a bagel-shaped glass roof and dropped water nine stories in the ground. Until Singapore's Changi Airport called on a water design firm called WET. The post How to Fit the World’s Biggest Indoor Waterfall in an Airport appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on August 19, 2016

How the Blue Cut Blaze Spawns Those Insane Firenadoes

How the Blue Cut Blaze Spawns Those Insane Firenadoes
Firenadoes are spinning columns of smoke and fire, caused by wind interacting with the blaze itself---a complex mix of fire and fluid dynamics. The post How the Blue Cut Blaze Spawns Those Insane Firenadoes appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on June 23, 2016

The Physics of Why Bouncy Castles Take Flight

The Physics of Why Bouncy Castles Take Flight
Parties with bouncy castles are parties kids want to attend, but those air-filled playhouses have the unfortunate habit of lifting into the air with alarming frequency. The post The Physics of Why Bouncy Castles Take Flight appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on February 25, 2016

This Bottle Crossed the Atlantic to Send an SOS for Wildlife

This Bottle Crossed the Atlantic to Send an SOS for Wildlife
It took twenty-eight months for a bottle to travel from New York City to France, carrying a message about the environmental risks of plastic in the ocean. The post This Bottle Crossed the Atlantic to Send an SOS for Wildlife appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on December 2, 2015

Get Lost in These Trippy Fluid Dynamics GIFs

Get Lost in These Trippy Fluid Dynamics GIFs

The winning videos from the 2015 American Physics Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics annual visualization contest are here!

The post Get Lost in These Trippy Fluid Dynamics GIFs appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on November 3, 2015

The Jellyfish’s Swimming Secret? It’s a Master of Suction

The Jellyfish’s Swimming Secret? It’s a Master of Suction

New fluid dynamics research shows that jellyfish and lampreys essentially suction their way through Earth’s oceans.

The post The Jellyfish’s Swimming Secret? It’s a Master of Suction appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on September 24, 2015

The Hajj Stampede Is a Fluid Dynamics Problem

The Hajj Stampede Is a Fluid Dynamics Problem

The causes of the deadly stampede near Mecca remain the same as always: physics and evolutionary psychology.

The post The Hajj Stampede Is a Fluid Dynamics Problem appeared first on WIRED.

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