Why do particles gather in a bucket's centre?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
English - August 24, 2020 03:01 - 3 minutes - 3.36 MB - ★★★★ - 1 ratingLife Sciences Science Natural Sciences science facts scientific mysteries physics chemistry biology cosmology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Six-year-old listener Jonathan asks: "when you stir a bucket of water, I know the water is pushed to the outside; however, why do any particles end up the centre after the water has finished spinning? I have asked my Dad, but he doesn't know." Phil Sansom found someone who does know - and it's fluid dynamics expert Dan Nickstroem... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists