Pitch drop experiment
Long-term experiment measuring the flow of pitch / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Oil drop experiment.
A pitch drop experiment is a long-term experiment which measures the flow of a piece of pitch over many years. "Pitch" is the name for any of a number of highly viscous liquids which appear solid, most commonly bitumen, also known as asphalt. At room temperature, tar pitch flows at a very low rate, taking several years to form a single drop.