Researchers have been investigating the connection between fifth century Himalayan instruments used in religious ceremonies and modern physics.
In a study published today, 1 July 2011, in IOP Publishing's journal
Nonlinearity, researchers have captured high speed images of the dynamics of fluid-filled Tibetan bowls and quantified how droplets are propelled from the water's surface as the bowls are excited.
The first of five videos demonstrating the intriguing dynamics can be seen here
YouTube - ‪Watching Tibetan bowls sing‬‏
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