Lava Lamp in a Centrifuge
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So, you were curious about something and decided to build an extremely dangerous-looking device to test it experimentally?
You have my admiration, sir.
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It looks even cooler 0_o
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That's a hell of an erector set.
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I'm interested in measuring the G force on roller coasters and fairground rides. What type of phone and what phone app were you using?
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43 seconds in... WE GET IT, YOU BUILT SOMETHING COMPLICATED!
SHOW THE SPINNING ALREADY!!!
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lets just casually build a centrifuge in the middle of your living room.. nice!! good effort (Y)
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This rawks! XD
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Someone has alot of time on their hands! Good job!
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Very cool :D
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nice show
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Meccano rulez!
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1:16 Coriolis effect?
skipplet 1 year ago
@skipplet Not quite. Early in the spin cycle while the centrifuge is still accelerating the counter-clockwise rotation is just momentum (liquid wants to be a rest, but lamp is being spun). However this damps out soon after a stable 3G is reached. Then at the end of the video the liquid starts a weak clockwise rotation. This is the Coriolis effect!
Odo987 1 year ago
It's not entirely accurate, as the wind from swinging around would cool off the "lava" making it work better.
espasimo 1 year ago
@espasimo In practice it takes two hours for the lava lamp to warm up to its circulating state, so it has massive thermal capacitance. I doubt that 60 seconds of wind would have much of an effect. But your point is valid.
Odo987 1 year ago 4