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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:01 am Post subject: Hand vs. Liquid Nitrogen and the Leidenfrost Effect (video) |
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| The Leidenfrost effect is the formation of a gas barrier between a hot surface and a boiling liquid if the temperature difference is great enough. This gas barrier greatly slows the heat transfer between the two and allows the liquid to last longer and consequently the hot surface to remain hot longer. This effect can be seen in...read more |
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