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To Build a Better Teapot, Researchers Create Liquid Helix
- nathancahill 7y agoTangential, but I've never used a better kettle in terms of "pour" than my Hario gooseneck kettle. Never had issues with the "teapot effect" (and I do recognize the kettle is very different than the teapot in question).
- girzel 7y ago> "Those elegant long-necked coffee pots? Their thin stems force the liquid to move faster for a given flow rate, increasing its momentum and decreasing its chances of adhering to the pot."
- theothermkn 7y agoAs an aside, when you're reading the article and you stumble across the link to a description of how lift works, do yourself a favor and skip it. Instead, check out https://youtu.be/QKCK4lJLQHU?t=803 https://youtu.be/QKCK4lJLQHU?t=803 . Almost no matter how sophisticated or simple your theory of lift is, it's almost certainly significantly at odds with observed physical phenomenon.