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Weissenberg Effect in the Thick White of the Hen's Egg

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WHEN a vertical rod is rotated in certain liquids, the liquid climbs up the rod. This phenomenon was apparently first observed by Weissenberg and Russell1, and in 1949 Reiner, Scott Blair and Hawley2 suggested that it be described as the ‘Weissenberg effect’.

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MULLER, H. Weissenberg Effect in the Thick White of the Hen's Egg. Nature 189, 213–214 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189213b0

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