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Potential stable stationary soliton wave

Hey guys, my friend and I stumbled across a bizarre phenomenon and collected a bunch of photos, video, and data on it. After ruling out all possible explanations we were left with it being a soliton wave as the most likely explanation.

We went back the day after to look more carefully and found 2 more instances, for a total of 4.

Some of the photos are really striking, the anomaly is 3 ish mm tall but has no sub surface depth. When the water was stirred aggressively the anomaly would reconstitute within 9 to 12 seconds, it can be moved with a stick but is NOT an object floating on the water or a biofilm as we used several methods to rule that out.

We hit it with a laser and it diffracted into multiple thin but repeating sheets of laser light, suggesting a repeating internal structure consistent with solitons.

It is however VERY and atypically stable with 2 clearly discernible wave regimes on either side of the anomaly.

We are trying to put together an experiment to determine the method of formation and ideally get better more controlled data.

This is so far the most well documented case of stationary, highly stable soliton like behavior documented (as far as I can find)

Any thoughts, advice, or area knowledge would be invaluable. Thanks everyone!

Pls DM me for the photos, videos, etc.

Here is the link to the original post I made: https://www.reddit.com/r/FluidMechanics/s/ksMrgReYze

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u/ParticularSorry759 — 4 days ago
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Update on potential stationary soliton wave

Went back yesterday night and found 2 more instances, making 4 total. Took one of the photos and cranked the contrast and other features to make the surface features more obvious and this is what I got.

2 clearly different wave regimes separated by the line.

DM for more data, photos, and videos. This might be the best documented Stationary Soliton.

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/FluidMechanics/s/gKNb20w6F2

Edit: the pic didn't upload 😭

u/ParticularSorry759 — 4 days ago
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Potential stationary soliton documented in stream.

This is the 4th one we have found and is the only with a single anchor point and an free end. It is so unbelievably striking.

u/ParticularSorry759 — 4 days ago
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UPDATE: Stream surface phenomenon photos

I posted the video earlier but wanted to update you guys with the high quality, up close photo of it. I can only attach 1 ( 😢) so DM me if you want the whole batch.

u/ParticularSorry759 — 5 days ago
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Bizarre surface anomaly on pond water surface.

So, I am a bit stumped. My friend and I came across this line in the water and ran some tests to figure out what was causing it.

We sprayed ethanol on the surface to destroy any biofilms, stirred up the water to disturb any temp gradient, stirred up the material under the surface, moved the logs flanking it around and away. All to no effect.

The line was only visible through light diffraction and the best way I can describe it is almost like gravitational lensing. Any ideas would be great, I plan on going back tonight to collect samples, test the diffraction gradient, and get better footage.

EDIT: I couldn't add the photos and the video so I am going to post the photos seperatly

Below is the link to the photo post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FluidMechanics/s/8Wfb0vQeYZ

u/ParticularSorry759 — 5 days ago
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Naughty decoupler :(

For some ungodly reason, despite proper staging, the separators will fire without the decoupler, well, decoupling despite them being in the same stage. Why tf would one work and not the other?! I'm going crazy. And the worst part is that sometimes it does work, sometimes I just fking explode.

u/ParticularSorry759 — 12 days ago
▲ 5 r/SpaceflightSimulator

So, launched a mission to visit several planets: first the moon, Docked for refuel, then off to mars, refueled, then Venus, then mercury then back to earth...nothing saved. I didnt even close the game. The capsule made landfall and all of my quick saves, challenges, etc were all gone.

As previously stated I am going to eat my phone...

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u/ParticularSorry759 — 24 days ago