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To: Captain Rhino

I saw a video, I believe it was on Science channel, that showed scientists swirling liquids at high speeds in a large, clear vat. They put numerous coloring compounds of different densities in it and managed to form a hexagon around the pole much the same way it is seen here.

I believe it’s due to Saturn’s rotation and the differences in atmospheric densities and wind speeds that cause this very cool-looking feature.


17 posted on 11/29/2012 5:53:05 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: rarestia

Prompted by your queue, I did a web search using the words “science channel liquid hexagon” and came up with a YouTube video of an Oxford Univerity experiment illustrating the process:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQzLY17ncWM


26 posted on 11/29/2012 9:43:55 AM PST by Captain Rhino (Determined Effort is the hammer that Human Will uses to forge Tomorrow on the anvil of Today.)
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