Episode 446
Why do particles gather in a bucket's centre?
Six-year-old Jonathan sent us this question after it stumped his dad...
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
August 24, 20203m 40s
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Show Notes
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
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