Watch how sediments settle much faster in an angled container

[AndreaJames]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/09/23/watch-how-sediments-settle-much-faster-in-an-angled-container.html

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[incarnedine_v]

[Yri]

So amphorae are actually an advanced wine storage technology that accelerates the clearing of sediment, and we only rediscovered this effect in the early 20th century? Cool.

[anon55609254]

Neat! I’ll put a book under one side of my centrifuge right away.

[beauwillamson]

I know this from pouring cream ales when I tended bar as a youth

[Immutable_Mike]

@anon55609254

Neat! I’ll put a book under one side of my centrifuge right away.

Just don’t put a book in a centrifuge. I did it once and ended up with a blank book and all the words left in the inside of the chamber.

[Marco_McClean]

Ah, the link between settling and bending over.

[Howiemoticon]

Rookie mistake… I’ve always found when I end up blending the wrong book the simplest solution is to allow the words to settle and then just hit reverse. Ever tried a Thermomix?

[AnthonyC]

I mean, every centrifuge I ever used either angled the tubes or let them swing while spinning anyway.