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  "path": "/2026/03/17/physicists-calculate-exactly-how-long-it-takes-to-completely-drain-a-bottle-of-olive-oil.html",
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  "textContent": "\n\nYou're tilting a bottle of olive oil over a pan, waiting for the last bit to slide out. Physicists at Brown University now know exactly how long you'll be standing there: over nine minutes.\n\nPhD candidate Thomas Dutta and professor Jay Tang applied the Navier-Stokes equations — the same math used to model ocean currents and airflow over wings — to the problem of draining kitchen containers. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Physicists calculate exactly how long it takes to completely drain a bottle of olive oil appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "Physicists calculate exactly how long it takes to completely drain a bottle of olive oil"
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