High-speed photographs of ink mixing with water by Alberto Seveso
Chao Hu is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China. Heavy use of the lake in recent years has led to eutrophication and silting. Due to China’s rapid economic growth, the lake is now one of China’s most polluted lakes.
Picture by Jianan Yu / REUTERS
To solve the fire protection regulations in the open-plan structure of the Mercedes-Benz Museum, a unique smoke elimination system was developed: an artificially generated tornado.
In the event of a fire, outlets located along the core walls inject air into the interior courtyard of the Museum generating an artificial tornado which collects the smoke and then discharges into the outside air.
From here, via Twistedsifter
Pictures of a stream of sandy water runoff, straight out of a snowfield at 2500 m by Sylvain Meyer. The melting snow mixes with the sand warmed up by the sun.
(via aldeburgh)
ARTWORK OF THE WEEK
The Journey of a Drop (2012)
Rolf Sachs
Drops of coloured ink fall from the top of a staircase into a glass tank six storeys below in this installation at the V&A museum during this year’s London Design Festival. The seemingly simple notion of a drop falling has been masterfully designed using finely-tuned machinery and specially developed liquids and pigments.
The installation was inspired by the traditional method of making lead shot for ammunition, which involves dropping molten lead from a specific height so that it solidifies into a sphere when plunged into water.
Via Dezeen
When a solid object falls in a pool, a sheet of liquid, the crown splash, is sent upward. Simultaneously, the object pulls a cavity of air down with it. As the water moves inward, this cavity is pinched. As the diameter of that pinched cavity shrinks, the velocity of the upward escaping air increases, resulting in the formation of an air jet moving faster than the speed of sound. Next time you throw a stone into a pond, enjoy the knowledge that you’ve broken the sound barrier.
From: D. van der Meer
Via f*#yeahfluiddynamics
This visual blog presents images and projects related to the WATERSHED+ art program.
WATERSHED+ is a public art program hosted by City of Calgary's department of Utilities and Environment Protection.
WATERSHED+ aims to develop awareness and pleasure in the environment, not by changing water management practice, nor developing a uniform visual language, but rather by creating a climate of opportunity for water initiatives to build an emotional connection between people and the watershed.
WATERSHED+ presents a unique approach to public art by embedding artists and artistic practices within UEP core activities, participating as members on infrastructure design teams, contributing to project design, development of events, community education, etc.
You can visit us at:
watershedplus.ca
This program was devised by Sans façon (Charles Blanc & Tristan Surtees) with a team composed of Matt Baker, Emlyn Firth, Yan Olivares of Yes Architectes, Eric Laurier and Bert van Duin.
