I was playing around the the other day putting snow on a hot stove top. The water would dance around and settle into a low spot on the stovetop. A drop the size of a dime would just sit there, not boil or anything. They would last a long time (at least a minute). I researched and I think this is called the Leidenfrost effect.
Found a video on youtube that shows it. The water part starts around 1:20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgWSr95eocU
Anyone else ever experience this?
Little picture of what is going on here.
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Found a video on youtube that shows it. The water part starts around 1:20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgWSr95eocU
Anyone else ever experience this?
Little picture of what is going on here.
(broken link removed to http://www.restek.com/Technical-Resources/Technical-Library/Editorial/editorial_A023)