For this image, two artificial fish fins are placed side-by-side and flapped in phase. Flow in the image is upward. The wakes of the fins interact in a complicated vortex street. Researchers hope that studying such flows can help in designing the next generation of autonomous underwater vehicles. (Photo credit: B. Boschitsch, P. Dewey, and A. Smits)
Posted on Thursday, 26 January 2012
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Fluid dynamics. New favorite fuckyeah. Also, there...things as “cloud streets”! :D
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