Buzz·Posted on 23 Oct 2013Mesmerising Proof That You Can Make A Droplet Of Liquid LevitateFluid dynamics ftw.by Kelly OakesBuzzFeed Staff, UK LinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail If you put a droplet in an ultrasonic field, you can make it levitate. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Increasing the acoustic pressure flattens the drop. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF And by changing the strength of the field, you can turn it into a star with different numbers of points. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF The higher the field strength goes, the more points the star gets. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Until it all gets a bit too much. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Watch the full video and read an explanation here. View this video on YouTube Via fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com There's also a pre-print scientific paper available on arXiv.org. h/t @arcadia_eg0