Drops of food dye sequentially make their way through a layer of coconut oil into water, creating ‘fireworks in a jar’, shown upside down here.

Drops of food dye sequentially make their way through a layer of coconut oil into water, creating ‘fireworks in a jar’, shown upside down here.

Jan 12, 2015 00:00

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By Fiona Wohlfarth for Fall 2015 Get Wet.
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Food dye in water results in the bag/umbrella/chandelier version of the Rayleigh Taylor instability

Blue food dye in water exhibits the Rayleigh Taylor instability, complete with ‘umbrella’ formations.

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