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Water that is stored in
a tank is subjected to ultrafine sonic waves, resulting
in the formation of "scattered" and "dense" layers in
the water. Without disturbing this state, the water is
sent to the jet nozzle. The instant when the water is
shot out by the force of the pump, the "scattered" layer
breaks up and disperses while the "dense" portion solidifies.
In the space of one second, a stream of 50 droplets is
emitted. The stream of droplets retain their spherical
shape after separating from the nozzle because of the
surface tension, and fall in fixed regular intervals.
If special lighting is then strobed at a rate of 50 times
per second on the streams of water spheres that are falling
from the nozzle at pace of 50 droplets per second, the
stream which is falling at incredible speed, appears to
be frozen in mid-air! Then when the speed of the strobing
light is increased from 50 flashes per second to 51, 52…the
stream looks as if it is defying gravity and rising. While
this is of course an optical illusion, each sphere in
the stream seems defined so clearly that you can actually
measure their diameter with a ruler, and you feel you
could reach out grab it. Regarding the lighting produced
by the strobe-type light, it is virtually indistinguishable
from normal room lighting, preventing anyone from figuring
out the trick behind this system.
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