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Researchers Claim to Have Solved the Perplexing ‘Reverse Sprinkler’ Problem
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Scientists have solved the long-standing Feynman sprinkler problem, which questions whether a submerged sprinkler sucking in water rotates, spins oppositely, or remains still.
- The research team, led by Leif Ristroph from New York University, conducted experiments providing a definitive answer to the problem.
- Their findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, confirming the solution to this famous physics question.
- Experts like Detlef Lohse from the University of Twente have acknowledged the resolution of this problem originally posed by physicist Richard Feynman.
