fuckyeahfluiddynamics:

The high-speed video above shows an atomized spray of flammable liquid being ignited using a lighter.  It was filmed at 10,000 fps and is replayed at 30 fps. Although uncontained, this demonstration is similar to the combustion observed inside of many types of engines.  Automobiles, jet engines, and rockets all break their liquid fuel into a spray of droplets to increase the efficiency of combustion.  The turbulence of the flames dances and swirls, with small-scale motions close to the sprayed droplets and larger-scale motions around the vaporized fuel. This variation in size of the scales of motion is a hallmark feature of turbulence and can be used to characterize a flow.

This is seriously so eerie.

  • August 27
  • , 2012
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    This syncs super well with the end of We’re Gonna Have Us A Champagne Jam by Chiodos.
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    This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.
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    really helped me calm down for some reason and feel...ease. Also helpful: Albuterol for...
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    Just go ahead and set up some music in the background for this.
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