At 2000 frames per second, this video shows a droplet of water bouncing on top of the surface of liquid that it touches. According to science, this happens because there is a very thin layer of air between the droplet and the surface of the water which gets pushed out as the weight of the droplet pushes downward. When the air between the droplet and the surface gets squeezed away, the water droplet pops and the resulting wave on the water pushes the droplet upwards causing it to bounce. This happens several times until the water droplet is small enough to be absorbed by the water. [via]
At the end of last week, The Big Picture posted a great collection of photos of the surface of Mars taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera (HiRISE).
Branch is selling this set of Re-vive Table Legs that are essentially large modified clamps that extend to help prop up any flat surface. By using these 4 Re-vive Table Legs, one can essentially turn any flat surface into a table of varying height with relative ease. This is pretty awesome and I want a set so I can start turning flat objects into tables left and right. Only $178. [via]
