Uploaded September 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Chemical gardens are fascinating inorganic structures known to many as magic rocks. This clip shows time lapse videos of their growth and explains in simple terms how they form.
Chemical gardens are fascinating inorganic structures known to many as magic rocks. This clip shows time lapse videos of their growth and explains in simple terms how they form.


![Dancing Drop - Magic Disappearance Act 3
A dissolving (and evaporating) drop of dichloromethane floating on water containing a surfactant ([CTAB]=1mM). 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 3](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k57Zl9S3Ht0/mqdefault.jpg)







