The Physics of Zero-G Whipped Cream

[grondramb]

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...htm?list832167

http://science.slashdot.org/science/.../1232259.shtml

"An experiment on the Space Shuttle Columbia has been analyzing your ice cream sundae. Or, rather, it looked at the phenomenon of "shear thinning," which explains why whipped cream comes out of the can like a liquid, but sits atop your sundae like a solid. The experiment actually involved shear thinning of xenon, a substance used in ion rocket engines, but whipped cream tastes better."


I'm not sure it was cost effective to fly Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass into low earth orbit either, but hey it's NASA, who am I to judge?

They couldn't get approved to study some less bulky drug?

[doom1701]

What a let down. Now, let's get some zero gravity whipped cream involved with some zero gravity porn, and you'll hold my interest.