Scale #11: Avalanches

A dynamic example of scale and tipping point in nature is the avalanche! We’ve got a mini-avalanche machine to demonstrate what happens. Notice the pattern: the particles build, and build, and then they reach a tipping point and they fall.

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This entry was posted on January 27, 2012 at 3:00 pm and is filed under Everyday Science, Podcast Ready, Scale Episode. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments.

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