Mystery Of Hexagonal Column Formations Such As Giant's Causeway Solved With Kitchen Materials
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 18:14
in Astronomy & Space
Physicists 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. Using a combination of field observation, experiments and mathematical theory, they have solved the problem of what decides the size of the columns.