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In 1927, a researcher at the University of Queensland in Australia began what's widely recognized as the longest-running experiment ever, the so-called "pitch drop." It's a simple set up: fill a flask ...

100 Years, Nine Drops, Zero Eyewitnesses: Inside the World’s Longest-Running Lab Experiment (Image: University of Queensland) The Pitch Drop Experiment, begun in 1927 at Australia’s University of ...

You guys. YOU GUYS. HOLY CRAP YOU GUYS IT FINALLY HAPPENED. After decades of observation, the climax of one of the longest running experiments in history has finally been captured on video. The pitch!

The science world might have tapped into something that is literally slower than molasses. Researchers at Ireland's Trinity College set up a camera to capture a pitch drop that was 69 years in the ...

The Pitch Drop Experiment, begun in 1927, demonstrates that pitch is a liquid so viscous it takes decades for a single drop ...

An experiment started in 1927 by Thomas Parnell aimed to prove pitch is a super-viscous fluid. Over 96 years, only nine drops have fallen from the funnel, with scientists waiting decades to witness ...

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have some long awaited test results: After 69 years, they have captured on video a drop of pitch, also known as bitumen or asphalt. With a camera trained on a ...

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have some long awaited test results: After 69 years, they have captured on video a drop of pitch, also known... Pitch-Drop Worse Than Watching Paint Dry RENEE ...

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have managed after seven decades to capture on film the world's most anticipated drip. Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have some long awaited test results: ...