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The Leidenfrost Ring Makes Levitating Water Spin

Steve Mould, 3 min, 184.3K views, Apr 26, 2017

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The leidenfrost effect describes how water on a very hot surface can float of a cushion of steam. This modification to the surface propels the water along. Visit my blog here: http://stevemould.com Follow me on twitter here: http://twitter.com/moulds Buy nerdy maths things here: http://mathsgear.co.uk