Why raindrops come in many sizes
JUL 21, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023524
BBC News : We might never consider the size of the raindrops as we hurry for cover, but their variety has puzzled scientists for many years.Now, by filming one falling raindrop, researchers in France have explained why the drops are an array of so many different sizes.Reporting in the journal Nature Physics , the team described how the drop deformed and burst as it fell.
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