Today’s science lesson is on patterns on the bottom of a whiskey glass:
NYTimes:WhiskyCrystalizations
Some absolutely fascinating images are created when the whisky dries in the glass. Worth a look/see.
It reminds me a lot of RandallGrahm’s SensetiveCrystalization images he features on some of his wine labels. Randall admits that he doesn’t know exactly how to interpret those images or what they actually show.
Tom (channeling Mr.Wizard)
Thanks for posting this. Really fascinating – the images and the science. I have electron microscopy images of vitamins on my walls (of my study). I’d hang these up too.
Cool!
Nicolas Joly also discusses sensitive crystallization a lot in his books.
As well as, in some cases, how they change after being placed under a bar-code reader.
I, too, have some difficulty understanding what these actually show or how to interpret them. Mssr Joly’s interpretation is that biodynamic wines have more life force, and that this is plainly evident from crystallizations.
The images are very cool.