Science Watch the Pitch Drop™ - Page 2

**Buck** · 10-21-2013, 10:16 AM

This is the longest known, uninterrupted experiment in the world.

In 1927, an Australian professor put an extremely viscous liquid (asphalt, a.k.a. The Pitch, which is commonly mistaken for a solid) into a funnel and it has been slowly dripping ever since.

It has dripped a drop only 8 times since 1938, and has never been seen by a human before. Now there is a web cam, and you can watch it slowly drip.

Very exciting.

Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_drop_experiment

Webcam:
http://www.theninthwatch.com/feed/

RadioLab Podcast about the Pitch Drop
http://www.radiolab.org/story/267176-never-quite-now/

10-21-2013, 10:16 AM	Topic Starter
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $6190295	Watch the Pitch Drop™ This is the longest known, uninterrupted experiment in the world. In 1927, an Australian professor put an extremely viscous liquid (asphalt, a.k.a. The Pitch, which is commonly mistaken for a solid) into a funnel and it has been slowly dripping ever since. It has dripped a drop only 8 times since 1938, and has never been seen by a human before. Now there is a web cam, and you can watch it slowly drip. Very exciting. Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_drop_experiment Webcam: http://www.theninthwatch.com/feed/ RadioLab Podcast about the Pitch Drop http://www.radiolab.org/story/267176-never-quite-now/
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