Leidenfrost effect
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The Leidenfrost effect or film boiling is a physical phenomenon in which a liquid, close to a solid surface of another body that is significantly hotter than the liquid's boiling point, produces an in
Leidenfrost effect of a single drop of water
A water droplet experiencing Leidenfrost effect on a hot stove plate
Reactive Leidenfrost effect of cellulose on silica, 750 °C (1,380 °F)
Michael Strogoff
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Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Unlike some of Verne's other novels, it is not science fiction, but its plot device is a scientific phenomenon.
Leidenfrost effect
…by thermal decomposition into various products. Examples include decomposition of ethanol, diethyl carbonate, and glycerol. In Jules Verne's 1876 book Michael Strogoff, the protagonist is saved from being blinded with a hot blade by evaporating tears. In the 2009 season 7 finale of MythBusters, "Mini Myth Mayhem", the…
First edition, 1876
Journey across Siberia
An illustration from the novel Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar drawn by Jules Férat.
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