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We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture

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We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture
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Researchers at Drexel University have discovered that certain simple, non-elastic fluids can fracture under stress, a phenomenon previously thought impossible. This finding challenges existing fluid dynamics models which suggest that simple liquids should only rearrange their molecules rather than snap.

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