Flow galleria (#4): Hot water under Thermal camera

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Water when heated in a pan from below reveals a far more intricate world that what meets the eye. 

The box indicates the field of view of the camera used to capture the phenomenon with respect to the pan filled with water. 

 
 


 

 

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