The Pop-Up Effect: Why Buoyant Spheres Don’t Always Leap Out of the Water | College of Engineering

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USU College of Engineering

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News Release – LOGAN, UTAH, Nov. 2, 2016 – It’s a common swimming pool game: Force a buoyant ball underwater and let it go. The ball springs to the surface and jumps into the air. But, submerge the ball deeper underwater and the effect is often disappointing. Contrary to intuition, increasing the release depth often leads to a decreased pop-up height.

Publisher

Utah State University

Publication Date

11-2-2016

City

Logan, UT

Keywords

Pop-Up Effect, buoyant spheres, fluid dynamics, water exit dynamics, ocean engineering

Disciplines

Engineering

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USU College of Engineering, "The Pop-Up Effect: Why Buoyant Spheres Don’t Always Leap Out of the Water | College of Engineering" (2016). College of Engineering News. 103.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/engineering_news/103