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MIT gumshoes solve "throbbing" oil mystery
07-17-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Something surprising happens when you mix mineral oil and detergent, and squeeze a drop of the mixture onto a small dish of water. Now MIT Professors Roman Stocker and John Bush are able to explain this heretofore mysterious reaction.
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