Solving a 300 year old geology problem using kitchen materials
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 09:56
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists at the University of Toronto have cracked the mystery behind the strange and uncannily well-ordered hexagonal columns found at such popular tourist sites as Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway and California's Devil's Postpile, using water, corn starch, and a heat lamp.