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In this series of articles, the author discusses various phenomena in fluid dynamics, which may be investigated via tabletop experiments using low-cost or home-made instruments. The fifteenth article in this series demonstrates some fluid instabilities.
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Kalelkar, C. The Inveterate Tinkerer 15. Miscellaneous Fluid Instabilities. Reson 23, 809–819 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-018-0679-y
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