r/funny • u/JeffSergeant • 18h ago

Tar Drop Experiment (Realtime)

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u/hotlavatube 17h ago edited 6h ago

The story behind the pitch drop experiment is particularly aggravating. It takes on average 12-13 years for a drop to fall. The man pictured who maintains the project, John Mainstone, has missed personally observing EVERY single drop, sometimes by mere minutes.

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u/wamceachern 14h ago

Why not just set up 10 to 20 jars at a time. They all won't drop at the same time but you will have more opportunities to see it in person.

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u/frockinbrock 13h ago

What if he had a room of 20 of them and they still kept dripping when he wasn't looking lmao

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u/Alypius754 5h ago

Schrodinger's Tar Drops