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  2. Leidenfrost effect - Wikipedia

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    Initially, as the temperature of the pan is just below 100 °C (212 °F), the water flattens out and slowly evaporates, or if the temperature of the pan is well below 100 °C (212 °F), the water stays liquid. As the temperature of the pan rises above 100 °C (212 °F), the water droplets hiss when touching the pan, and these droplets evaporate ...

  3. Cork (material) - Wikipedia

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    Harvesting of cork from the forests of Algeria, 1930. Cork is a natural material used by humans for over 5,000 years. It is a material whose applications have been known since antiquity, especially in floating devices and as stopper for beverages, mainly wine, whose market, from the early twentieth century, had a massive expansion, particularly due to the development of several cork-based ...

  4. Cheerios effect - Wikipedia

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    The effect is observed in small objects which are supported by the surface of a liquid. There are two types of such objects: objects which are sufficiently buoyant that they will always float on the surface (for example, Cheerios in milk), and objects which are heavy enough to sink when immersed, but not so heavy as to overcome the surface tension of the liquid (for example, steel pins on water).

  5. The secrets of cork: So much more than a bottle stopper - AOL

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    Biodegradable cork granules replace rubber in artificial turf infill, which also helps keep surface temperatures down and avoids the release of microplastics; Insulation panels that absorb ...

  6. Why wine bottles are sealed with cork -- and why that ... - AOL

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  7. Stratification (water) - Wikipedia

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    The thermal stratification of lakes is a vertical isolation of parts of the water body from mixing caused by variation in the temperature at different depths in the lake, and is due to the density of water varying with temperature. [14] Cold water is denser than warm water of the same salinity, and the epilimnion generally consists of water ...

  8. Cold - Wikipedia

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    Mercury, despite being close to the Sun, is actually cold during its night, with a temperature of about 93.15 K (−180 °C, −290 °F). Mercury is cold during its night because it has no atmosphere to trap in heat from the Sun. [31] Jupiter with a black-body temperature of 110.0 K (−163.2 °C, −261.67 °F). [32]

  9. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1271 on Wednesday, December ...

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    Today's Wordle Answer for #1271 on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, is PLUMB. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.