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    Strange behavior of tea leaves in Tea Cup

    no, just something i was thinking about after i had some tea. i guess that makes sense. I've been told that it's a really complicated explanation, but it makes sense that the colder tea sinks from all sides, pushing the warm tea into the middle of the cup and up. the loose tea is more dense...
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    Strange behavior of tea leaves in Tea Cup

    i understand the centrifugal forces that cause the tea to move to the sides when you are mixing, but when you pull the spoon out, the tea keeps on turning and the loose tea slowly moves towards the center. i guess it must be something to do with convection currents and how the heat is escaping...
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    Strange behavior of tea leaves in Tea Cup

    I was trying to find out why when you mix a cup of tea with loose tea in it, the loost tea is first at the bottom of the cup on the outside, but when you take the spoon out, the loost tea moves towards the middle of the bottom of the cup. couldn't find it anywhere else online, thought i'd try...
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