rachel Marbaker | Team Second

with Tandralee Chetia and Riley Menke
liquid rope coiling

Half and half (milk and cream) poured into water creates a turbulent negatively buoyant plume.

Black ink falling through water shows the Rayleigh Taylor ‘umbrella’ instability.

Ink dropped in water, viewed from above and from the side.

Food dye in water results in the bag/umbrella/chandelier version of the Rayleigh Taylor instability

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.

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

Food dye in water, with the top surface moving to the right distorts the usual Rayleigh Taylor formations.

Demonstrating the Rayleigh – Taylor instability by dropping red, yellow, and blue batik ink into water simultaneously.

Food dye in carbonated water shows residual mixing.

Food dye rapidly injected into water forms turbulent plumes, shown upside down here.