Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific research
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:demonstrates |
pitch is a high-viscosity fluid
solids can flow over long timescales |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pitch drop experiment
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gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:Thomas_Parnell
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:University_of_Queensland
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gptkbp:material |
bitumen
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
gptkb:BBC
gptkb:ABC_News gptkb:Guinness_World_Records |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
eighth drop fell in 2000
first drop fell in 1938 ninth drop fell in 2014 |
gptkbp:notableFor |
longest-running laboratory experiment
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gptkbp:oversees |
gptkb:John_Mainstone
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gptkbp:purpose |
demonstrate viscosity of pitch
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
Trinity College Dublin pitch drop experiment
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gptkbp:startDate |
1927
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gptkbp:status |
ongoing
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_Mainstone
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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