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Uploaded by on Apr 16, 2010

A demonstration of the Leidenfrost effect in water on a copper plate. Every once in a while a Leidenfrost star appears.

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  • how do you get it to go to the center

  • @chemimaster911

    good question. the plate is slightly concave; the center is lower than the edges, so the drop will float towards the middle.

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  • @lorenzvc LOL!

  • @nedisings so you feel hot and wet?

  • I cant stop watching this.....

  • that looks like my stomach when I flicked it. My stomach lasts way longer though.

  • FLUBBER!

  • @chemimaster911 o ok it was hard to tell in the video.... check out my channel

  • @nedisings O_O

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