74th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (November 21, 2021 — November 23, 2021)

V0032: Acrylic paint fractals

Authors
  • San To Chan, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
  • Simon J. Haward, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
  • Amy Q. Shen, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2021.GFM.V0032

Ever wonder what happens when a droplet of ink gets "drunk"? In this video we show that beautiful fractal patterns can be created by dispensing droplets of ink/alcohol mixture onto a thin layer of paint. 

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