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:Named after {{w|Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels}}. | :Named after {{w|Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels}}. | ||
;{{w|Cheerios effect}}: A phenomenon where objects floating in a liquid appear to attract or repel each other. | ;{{w|Cheerios effect}}: A phenomenon where objects floating in a liquid appear to attract or repel each other. | ||
− | :Named after the cereal Cheerios, which are an everyday demonstration of this phenomenon because many eat Cheerios in a bowl of milk. | + | :Named after the cereal Cheerios, which are an everyday demonstration of this phenomenon because many eat Cheerios in a bowl of milk. |
;{{w|Hot chocolate effect}}: A phenomenon where the sound created by tapping a cup of hot liquid rises in pitch as a soluble powder is added. | ;{{w|Hot chocolate effect}}: A phenomenon where the sound created by tapping a cup of hot liquid rises in pitch as a soluble powder is added. | ||
;{{w|Perky effect}}: An experiment in which participants were asked to visualize an object while staring at a screen on which the outline of that object was subtly projected. Participants believed the projected shape to be only a product of their imaginations. | ;{{w|Perky effect}}: An experiment in which participants were asked to visualize an object while staring at a screen on which the outline of that object was subtly projected. Participants believed the projected shape to be only a product of their imaginations. |