The Curl of Agnesi Math Snow Sculpture Wins Prize at Breckenridge. A team from Macalester College, representing Minnesota, and sponsored by Wolfram Research won Second Prize at the Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Competition, held from January 18-23, 2000. More pictures and details at the SnowSculpting2000 website. Third prize went to Switzerland.
Bubbles can sink in stout.
The computation resulted in a simulation you can see at the website of Fluent Incorporated, the people who made the software. The simulation reveals that the upward motion of large bubbles dislodged from the center of the bottom of the mug sets up a kind of convection pattern that drags down small bubbles near the edge. The high viscosity of this liquid is said to help. More on Parrando's Paradox. Their chimpanzee's name is Ai.