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A team of mathematicians used whimsical "silly sprinklers" to solve a physics mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades. Their experiments showed that the rotation of both normal and reverse ...

Fathoming fluid flow Flows of water coming into a reverse sprinkler, visualized using particles and false-coloured. (Courtesy: NYU's Applied Mathematics Laboratory) New insights into the “reverse ...

Quirky backyard sprinklers helped scientists solve a decades-old mystery about how flowing water makes objects spin.

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Researchers at New York University’s Courant Institute conducted a series of experiments with different silly sprinkler designs to find the answer to a longstanding problem in fluid dynamics, ...

Each summer, lawns are marked by a familiar addition: "silly sprinklers," whose loops and spirals spew water in creative ways. While seemingly frivolous in their construction, a team of mathematicians ...

Physicists have debated which way a submerged sprinkler sucking in water would spin. Careful experiments provide an answer.