A Strange Phenomneon in My Kitchen II

There has passed more than one year since a strange phenomenon was caught on a camera in my old kitchen. Since then I have moved to a new flat, but phenomena keep pursuing me again!

The original video showed a pot of water, periodically bouncing and rocking as heated. This video initiated a fierce discussion about the origin of such the phenomenon. Theories went around simple mechanisms of a motor, explanations on molecular level, electromagnetic field from the heater, even a possession of the pot was suggested as a possible explanation.
(YT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ0yx7EsLV8)

In the present video a similar phenomenon has been watched. Here two corn cobs are rocking from one side of the pot to another as cooked. A possible explanation could be, that under the cobs a micro-boiling zones with higher pressure are created. These zones cause lifting of the cobs and subsequent falling on one direction under the gravity. The direction where the cobs will move is given by a momentum force near the walls of the pot. When a cob approaches the wall of the pot a zone with a higher pressure and an increased flow is created also between the cob and the wall. This flow kicks the cob moving to the opposite direction.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• strange
• phenomenon
• possess
• pot
• kitchen
• mystery
• physics

[maxxsee]

haha lool wtf

i give u 4 stars for nothing ^^

[undokat]

@maxxsee thanks, it's too generous from you

[adgestars]

what the ??? what are those yellow pieces in the pan? lol

[nicumanteca]

waste of time and brains