Watching 25,000 Dice Neatly Arrange Themselves [2017]
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A video shows 25,000 dice arranging themselves neatly when shaken in a cylinder, illustrating a physics concept related to packing density and shear force, with the community appreciating the fascinating phenomenon.
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latchkeyAuthor
3 months ago
Sorry for the title editing, but this is less clickbait.
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