![]() ![]() ![]() I liked the way this was used to explain simple things like the way towels wick away water through microfibers, but also more subtle things like the Marangoni effect and how tears form on the surface of a highly alcoholic wine glass, and finally, how surface tension forms a repulsive spring force when wind pushes against water to give rise to waves. For example, I liked how the author discussed surface tension, i.e., the difference between the forces on the liquid surface and those in the internal structure, which leads to an apparent elastic force on the surface. I particularly liked a number of the vignettes. The book is organized around a transcontinental plane flight from London to Paris, where the author goes through various liquids that he encounters along the journey, from the engine fuel at the beginning to the soap in the washroom and adhesive in the plane's wings in the middle, and finally to the fog upon landing in San Francisco. This book gives practical insights into liquids, things that we constantly see in everyday life but have very subtle physics, chemistry, and biology. I read Mark Miodownik's book, Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives, with great interest. ![]()
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