Discussion
News from Brown
jiehong: Interesting!For the wok example, I recommend just putting the wok back on the stove for a few seconds and have the thin water film evaporated, before quickly coating it with an oiled tissue, and store it hot. It takes 30 seconds max.
NetMageSCW: So you wash your wok before eating? While it is still hot?
wongarsu: Cleaning it while it's still hot is also a good strategy for pans. Obviously that has limits on how dirty it can be. But if everything went well while cooking it's fast and painless
distances: Interesting, but the headline was misleading -- this was about the time to get the first 90%. The last drop was not discussed. I was already intrigued about how one could know when a drop was the last drop.
dotancohen: Sometimes that last drop could be over a decade away:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_drop_experiment
mfi: A bit of cold water on a hot pan isn't a problem, but one should be a bit careful when pouring a lot cold water on hot pans, as they can warp
shdudns: Why didn't Professor tang just put the wok back on the stove for a few seconds. That'll dry out it out fast and you can see the film disappear.Under careful supervision, the wok won't even get anywhere near 100C
oulipo2: Trump is going to forbid this wok research
dunham: I typically wash my wok (and any carbon steel skillet) before eating. They seem to be easier to clean while hot.But I use an outdoor butane burner for the wok, so I'm not heating it back up afterwards. I usually wash and set it upside down on the counter to drain.
NoMoreNicksLeft: I wouldn't be shocked if the last drop of pitch took quite a bit longer than the first few.
sudhirb: I can hardly believe my eyes! I helped do some related research specifically concerning thin-film drainage from tubes, way back in my undergraduate days: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2018.04.015
leni536: I also handed in a solution for a similar problem in a university Physics competition.11th problem here:https://ortvay.elte.hu/2009/E09.pdfI was the only one who handed in a solution for that particular problem, it was scored 70 out of 100. I no longer have my solution, but I doubt that it was very accurate, and I didn't have time for experiments.
butILoveLife: Oh academia, trying to find scientific truths and end up just being pragmatic.I know they'd take offense to such things, which is why I say it.This is no different from a mom blog, yet because its academia, we pretend its valuable. Adam Ragusa-like people could/should do this study. We should value it as much. As long as its replicated, good for me.And let us not pretend there is some sort of pure magic that happens in a lab. I'll take 10 average joes replicating a study over 1 lab unreplicated. (FYI that is the scientific method, Appeal to Authority is the opposite of the scientific method)
