Feynman's Experiment

Feynman's Experiment

A Story by Chopstix
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Richard Feynman's Famous Inverse Flow Water Sprinkler Experiment

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“Counterclockwise,” Bekenstein declared.

“Clockwise,” Wheeler countered.

Princeton physics professors debated which direction two armed lawn sprinklers would turn should water be forced into the nozzles instead of out.  Feynman escaped the symposium, snuck into the lab, set up an experiment and proved them all wrong.  Water pressure built up in the motionless sprinkler exploding it.  

© 2017 Chopstix


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Chopstix
55 word story for contest. Must be exactly 55 words. Strict word count rules.

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Added on February 11, 2017
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Chopstix
Chopstix

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In high school, I wrote lyrics. I started college writing poems and switched to short stories. After college, I discovered I could write computer programs, but I could not finish a novel (kept editi.. more..