GR translation: seedflow
Edward A Moore
edmoorester at gmail.com
Wed Jun 15 02:13:52 CDT 2011
seedflow sounds related to origin point of a bubble stream
usually the origin point of where the first bubble starts
once u boil something doesn't really change
I think this is some kind of portmanteau or
fusion of words like "spork" (spoon and fork)
http://www.howeverythingworks.org/page1.php?QNum=1487
Superheated water doesn't always wait until triggered before undergoing
sudden boiling. All that's needed to start an explosion is for something
to introduce an initial "seed" bubble into the liquid. Sometimes the
container already has everything necessary to form a seed bubble
and it's just a matter of getting the water hot enough to start that process.
Many seed bubbles begin as trapped air in tiny crevices.
Hope this helps
ed
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