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Using every drop: Physics answers a crucial kitchen question

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 794 words · By Jeannette Cwienk
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Using every drop: Physics answers a crucial kitchen question March 21, 2026It makes sense to squeeze every last drop of milk into our coffee and drizzle the remains of our expensive olive oil over our salad — so we stand in our kitchens, holding bottles or…

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Using every drop: Physics answers a crucial kitchen question March 21, 2026It makes sense to squeeze every last drop of milk into our coffee and drizzle the remains of our expensive olive oil over our salad — so we stand in our kitchens, holding bottles or…

Why it matters

That's what two physicists at Brown University in Providence, in the US state of Rhode Island, wanted to find out.

Common ground

Their findings were published in the journal Physics of Fluids.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 10: “Low-viscosity liquids such as milk took about 30 seconds for 90% of the thin liquid film to drain.”
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