Sheril Kirshenbaum on Nostr: I visited the pitch drop experiment at The University of Queensland today. Started in ...
I visited the pitch drop experiment at The University of Queensland today. Started in 1927, it’s the world’s longest-running lab experiment.
Pitch is a highly viscous liquid that appears solid & shatters at room temperature, but continues to “drop” every decade or so.
https://smp.uq.edu.au/pitch-drop-experiment 
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