College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2A15.21 - Catenoid/Catenary
Dip the hoops into the soap bubble solution and position so that one hoop is inside the other. Pop the film that is in the middle of the smaller hoop. Slowly draw the two hoops apart and the soap film should show the minimum energy catenoid.
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