noelanthony: twigplant: newsweek: npr: Scientists Crack The Physics Of Coffee Rings : Scientists now know why coffee rings have dark, well-defined edges, as seen in the image above. The research finding may have implications on the development of inks and paints. Well at least we have our scientific priorities in order! Now they can focus on the important stuff, like investigating the crystallization of dust bunnies, the physics of headphone cord knots, and the gravitational science behind the levitating door frame arms trick.  hey newsweek, leave the snarky asides for your personal tumblrs.  act like adults when you’re writing under the newsweek name.  you know.  or don’t.  One of the first implications they mentioned was ink. You know, the stuff that goes on magazines and carries information. Don’t act like you’re above this, newsweek. I feel like people forget how much of science starts with, “Hmm. That’s weird. I wonder what’s going on there,” and then someone discovers something amazing with far-reaching applications that begin with curious observation.  Oh, sweet! I have some sepia ink that does this, and I lurve it.
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Scientists Crack The Physics Of Coffee Rings :

Scientists now know why coffee rings have dark, well-defined edges, as seen in the image above. The research finding may have implications on the development of inks and paints.

Well at least we have our scientific priorities in order! Now they can focus on the important stuff, like investigating the crystallization of dust bunnies, the physics of headphone cord knots, and the gravitational science behind the levitating door frame arms trick. 

hey newsweek, leave the snarky asides for your personal tumblrs.  act like adults when you’re writing under the newsweek name. 

you know.  or don’t. 

One of the first implications they mentioned was ink. You know, the stuff that goes on magazines and carries information. Don’t act like you’re above this, newsweek.

I feel like people forget how much of science starts with, “Hmm. That’s weird. I wonder what’s going on there,” and then someone discovers something amazing with far-reaching applications that begin with curious observation. 

Oh, sweet! I have some sepia ink that does this, and I lurve it.

Source: NPR

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