Stage fog swirls in the light of a digital projector.

By Travis Bildahl and Ryan Lumley for Spring 2014 Team Third.
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Stage fog swirls in the light of a digital projector.

Fog associated with dry ice forms a fast-moving vortex ring when puffed through an orifice.

E-cigarette fog forms a turbulent plume after being exhaled.

The ignition of a butane lighter, filmed at 400 frames per second.

Crawling Fire shows the combustion of a length of toilet paper laced with hand sanitizer, ingnited by a magnesium fire starter.

A blowtorch impinging on a clementine produces jets of citrus oil from each pore which burn in turn.

A flame quickly burns the aerodynamic tufts of a dandelion seed head.

Large droplets of dew accumuate at the knots of a spider web when moisture smooths the fibers between.

Droplets of dew on a flower show that the petal surface is superhydrophobic, making the water bead up, and at the same time adhesive, keeping the droplet from rolling off.

Droplets of dew on a flower show that the petal surface is superhydrophobic, making the water bead up, and at the same time adhesive, keeping the droplet from rolling off.