Science
Spinning egg yolks hint at how concussions warp the brain – Livescience.com
How do you study concussions without cracking any skulls? Try using an egg scrambler.
In a new study, published Jan. 19 in the journal Physics of Fluids
, scientists drew inspiration from how egg
scramblers mix up egg whites and yolks without first cracking the shell. The device simply rotates the uncracked egg at super-high speeds, and that force gets transmitted to the liquid inside, popping the yolk. Similarly, in most concussive brain injuries
, the skull doesn’t crack, but the brain is still…
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