Katya Flaska

Katya Flaska

2025 Team Third

A drop of dish soap is introduced into a bowl of water with ground black pepper. Due to the reduction in local surface tension when the dish soap enters, the pepper rapidly moves outward toward the edges of the bowl.

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  • Emma Wilder
    Nov 17, 2025 12:48

    I like the level of detail you’re able to achieve and the contrast of the black and white.

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  • Alana Martinez
    Nov 17, 2025 12:48

    Great video! I think maybe adding some music to the video itself and perhaps adding a slow motion clip of the pepper moving would be a great addition for the overall visual of your flow phenomenon!

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  • Luke Freyhof
    Nov 17, 2025 12:44

    I think the angular rotation speed of the pepper slowed down when it moved to the outside of the bowl, which is exactly what you might expect if angular momentum is conserved. I like how you can still see some of the pepper below the surface continue to rotate in the middle after the surface pepper moves away.

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