Physicists calculate exactly how long it takes to completely drain a bottle of olive oil

You're tilting a bottle of olive oil over a pan, waiting for the last bit to slide out. Physicists at Brown University now know exactly how long you'll be standing there: over nine minutes.

PhD candidate Thomas Dutta and professor Jay Tang applied the Navier-Stokes equations — the same math used to model ocean currents and airflow over wings — to the problem of draining kitchen containers. — Read the rest

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