Hot Frying Pan Turns Beer Into Gooey Blob

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By Dennis Green2014-01-29 06:00:36 UTC

What's the weirdest thing you can do with liquid in a frying pan? If you answered "make an omelet," you're wrong.

The answer probably lies somewhere around the Leidenfrost effect. It allows the liquid — beer, in this case — to look like it's hovering on the pan, while the liquid is actually floating on a layer of water vapor.

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If you've ever splashed water droplets into a hot frying pan, you've likely witnessed the fascinating effect. It happens when the pan hits just the right temperature — hot enough so the liquid doesn't just immediately boil away.

Watch beer turn into a viscous blob thanks to the Leidenfrost effect in the video above. Also, be sure to turn on the captions before watching for a slightly NSFW commentary on the whole process.

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Topics: Beer, Videos, viral video, Watercooler

Image: Flickr, Cyril Caton