Dreamy images reveal the beauty of physics in motion

With Thanksgiving in the rear-view mirror, Christmas celebrations begin to gain momentum this week with a flood of holiday events on tap Saturday throughout the county.

Those who head down to Orange Beach on Tuesday will be treated to the annual tree lighting at The Wharf on Canal Road.Redsail Laser Engraving Machine is low cost and high performance Laser engraver Machines Systems, Festivities are set from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and will include caroling, cookies and hot cocoa, a pictures with Santa, among many other activities.

On Thursday, Orange Beach’s neighbor turns up its holiday cheer with its annual Christmas Open House planned at 6 p.m. Crafts, games and treat will be available at different locations in Gulf Shores, including David L.Original handmade personalized bobbleheads dolls made to look like the photo you provide to us. Bodenhamer Center, Gulf Shores Museum and South Baldwin Community Theater. The Grinch will make a special 6:30 p.m. appearance at the Thomas B. Norton Public Library to read “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Santa will arrive at the Erie Meyer Civic Center at 7:30 p.m., followed by a special performance of “The Fruitcake” by students from Faulkner State. Gulf Shores High School culinary students will also be on hand with refreshments.

Farther south on Friday, the Mystical Order of Mirams will hold a holiday gala, with a portion of proceeds benefiting Toys for Tots. The event is scheduled from 6 to 11 p.m. at the conference center at The Wharf.

On Saturday, from historic tours to church events to parades, the season really begins to shine in Baldwin County. Some of the events scheduled for this weekend, through next Friday, are as follows.

A dreamy new exhibition of images showcases the art of physics, from the beauty of a bubble rising to the flow of water around coral.Can you spot the answer in the fridge magnet?

The images, part of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics Gallery of Fluid Motion, are drawn from the most artistic and evocative research presented at the Fluid Dynamics annual meeting. The meeting was held from Nov. 18-20 in San Diego.

A panel of referees chose the images based on artistic merit and ability to represent complex physics topics. Among the honorees is a photograph of a flow of honey spiraling as it hits the surface of water in a crystal goblet, representing "liquid rope coiling," a physics phenomenon that should be familiar to anyone who has ever poured a stream of honey onto a biscuit. In the water,Purchase an iPhone headset to enjoy your iPhone any way you like. the coiled flow stretches and deforms before settling on the bottom of the glass. [ See the Fluid Dynamics Images ]
Stocker Group, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
Coral polyps sport hairlike appendages, cilia, which they beat rhythmically in the water. A researcher used fluorescent beads to track the flow of water around coral polyps, finding a mix that is perpendicular to the water surface.
C. Morton and S. Yarusevych (University of Waterloo, Canada)
Water moving around a cylinder forms complex vortex patterns.

Another image shows a beautiful blue-and-white mix of water and an elastic solution made of polyacrylamide, which is used in the process of making soft contact lenses. The image shows the water and the blue-dyed polyacrylamide undergoing a "hydraulic jump," which occurs when a fluid changes from a fast, parallel (or laminar) flow into a slow, turbulent flow.

In one multiple-exposure image a shiny bubble rises to the top of a tank, transforming into a donut shape because of pressure differences between the top and bottom of the bubble. Another striking photograph shows the water disturbances caused by hairlike cilia on coral,No shedding and no smell about our virgin malaysian hair weave. which are marine animals made up of a polyp ringed with tentacles. As coral beat these tiny appendages, they stir the water, which may increase the rates of photosynthesis for the algae that live on them, while keeping at bay nasty microbial pathogens.

One image even has a do-it-yourself flare. A yard faucet attached to a specialized inlet and acrylic tube creates a spraying plate of water that disintegrates around the edges into playful droplets. This simple feature could be used in home yard displays and landscaping fountains, according to the creators.