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Chemical gardens are fascinating inorganic structures known to many as magic rocks. This is a short version of our video "Chemical Gardens Explained" youtu.be/gL6IVNlJkI0
Chemical gardens are fascinating inorganic structures known to many as magic rocks. This is a short version of our video "Chemical Gardens Explained" youtu.be/gL6IVNlJkI0






![Dancing Drop - Magic Disappearance Act 4
A dissolving (and evaporating) drop of dichloromethane floating on water containing a surfactant ([CTAB]=10mM). There is NO external intervention; this is spontaneous, selforganized motion! The viewed area is approx. 1 inch wide and the movie plays close to real time.
Reference: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201104261/abstract
(V. Pimienta et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50, 10728 10731, 2011). Dancing Drop - Magic Disappearance Act 4](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ti1lIMnqDeA/mqdefault.jpg)



