Vortex Smashing Gif (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Vortex Smashing Gif

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Vortex cannons fire in a 75-gallon aquarium to produce the vortices. Each vortex was dyed a different color, so researchers could observe how they interact.

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