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Why is ketchup so hard to pour? - George Zaidan
Published 1 week, 6 days ago
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Ever go to pour ketchup on your fries...and nothing comes out? Or the opposite happens, and your plate is suddenly swimming in a sea of red? George Zaidan describes the physics behind this frustrating phenomenon, explaining how ketchup and other non-Newtonian fluids can suddenly transition from solid to liquid and back again.
Lesson by George Zaidan, animation by TOGETHER.
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