[meteorite-list] Slightly OT...but sttill space related!

From: Dave Harris <entropydave_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Nov 11 17:04:57 2006
Message-ID: <455648F9.000010.02588_at_D500>

Hullo,
Well, I am a bit stumped by a question I was asked by one of my sons...and I
couldn't answer it for certain - I've asked one chap, a good mate of mine,
who has an astrophysics masters degree, and he proposed an answer to my
query but I am not sure he's right...

SO, we all know that oil and water don't mix - the oil will float on the
water. What about in zero-g?
Would they mix? (think how easy it'd be to make mayo!) or would they still
separate out if shaken together?

It obviously has a relationship between certain meteorite classes (ie mesos)
ie, whether molten silicates would float on molten iron...
but I just cannot visualise whether oil on water would still float.

Seems a really silly question now I;ve written it down - but nope, just
cannot figure what an oil/water mix would do.

Any ideas (Bernd.....??)

Dumbly....

dave
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