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The physics of a chocolate fountain

25 November 2015

Adam Townsend and Dr Helen Wilson (UCL Mathematics) have used a mathematical model to explain that the falling 'curtain' of chocolate in a chocolate fountain pulls inwards rather than going straight downwards because of surface tension. Read: Daily Mail, More: Washington Post, Independent, Listen: BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 'Naked Scientists' (from 40 mins)