A short video demonstration of convective cooling being the result of gravity....Down here on Earth, boiling water forms lightweight vapor bubbles that are pushed up to the water’s surface and release their heat. In free-fall, however, buoyancy differences don’t exist, so the vapor can only shape itself into an undulating ‘balloon.’...More information:Research to Watch on the STS-133 Shuttle Launch to the International Space Station....AS
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