76th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (November 19, 2023 — November 21, 2023)

V0045: Candy boats propelled by dissolution

Authors
  • Martin Chaigne, Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes, Université Paris Cité, CNRS (UMR 7057)
  • Michael Berhanu, Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes, Université Paris Cité, CNRS (UMR 7057)
  • Arshad Kudrolli, Department of Physics, Clark University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2023.GFM.V0045

A candy boat, simply composed of a candy slab and a plastic buoy, moves forward once placed in water. We elucidate the mechanism behind its propulsion. The boats, very simple to reproduce using common material, can be used in exciting interest in fluid dynamics among children and adults.

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