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Visualizing Wingtip Vortices

At the ends of an airplane’s wings, the pressure difference between air on top of the wing and air below it creates a swirling vortex that extends behind the aircraft. In this video, researchers recreate this wingtip vortex in a wind tunnel, visualized with laser-illuminated smoke.  (Video and image credit: M. Couliou et al.) Read the full article

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work from december 2021, reworked

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The lighting under the bridge in Guangzhou, makes it look like a crescent moon in the water! 🌙 By Yier Wang

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Droplet Medusa

Vibration is one method for breaking a drop into smaller droplets, a process known as atomization. Here, researchers simulate this break-up process for a drop in microgravity. (Image and research credit: D. Panda et al.) Read the full article

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Blood Flow in a Fin

This award-winning video shows blood flowing through the tail fin of a small fish. Cells flow outward in a central vessel, then split to either side for the return journey. (Video and image credit: F. Weston for the 2023 Nikon Small World in Motion Competition; via Colossal) Read the full article

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Orange Railing, Ikebukuro 池袋

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Lighting striking atop Acatenango volcano in Guatemala

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スローモーションアート　(*´ω｀) ｵﾎｰ! Slow Motion Art

（ Reddit:r/Damnthatsinteresting u/cenabollywood ）

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Abandoned Chinese Fishing Village Being Swallowed By Nature

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Toyota Corolla Trueno (AE86)

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Didier Massard French, b. 1953

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A recovery crew member recently shared this incredible image of Orion in the water shortly after splashdown!