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superfluid
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superfluid

Fluid that flows without viscosity or friction and has a very high thermal conductivity. Liquid helium at temperatures below 2 K (−271°C/−456°F) is a superfluid: it shows unexpected behaviour. For instance, it flows uphill in apparent defiance of gravity and, if placed in a container, will flow up the sides and escape.

German physicists discovered in 1998 that as few as 60 atoms will exhibit superfluidity.



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However, the fountain effect can be significantly reduced in an un-pressurized gating system where the flow is controlled by the bottom of the spree rather than the ingate.
In the center of the ceiling is a 16'diameter round water-curtain that falls 22' into a basin on a platform 8 feet high that contains numerous fountain effects.
 
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