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Cheerios effect
In fluid mechanics, the Cheerios effect is a colloquial name for the phenomenon of floating objects appearing to either attract or repel one another. The example which gives the effect its name is the observation that pieces of breakfast cereal (for example, Cheerios) floating on the surface of a bowl will tend to clump together, or appear to stick to the side of the bowl.
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Cheerios effect
In fluid mechanics, the Cheerios effect is the tendency for small wettable floating objects to attract one another. An example of the Cheerios effect is the phenomenon whereby breakfast cereal tends to clump together or cling to the sides of a bowl of milk. It is named for the breakfast cereal Cheerios and is due to surface tension and buoyancy. The same effect governs the behavior of bubbles on the surface of soft drinks.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cheerios effect in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cheerios effect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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