#hydrophobes

[sounddoe]

he had hear of hydrophobes, and he wondered if there was another word like that, for him. or for what he was becoming. terraphobia? it was a fear of the rooted, urban world. of cars and towns and years on calendars.

swamplandia! by karen russell

[fuckyeahfluiddynamics]

Hydrophobic surfaces tend to repel water while hydrophilic ones attract it. This video explores the effects that hydrophobic and hydrophilic surface coatings can have on spheres when dropped in water. There are noticeable differences in splash formation and wake shape. For more, see this research paper.