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physics throwing a tiny tantrum every time something dares to enter water.
means To scatter liquid about noisily, or the sound and mark made when something hits water — and by extension, a sudden striking display, as in 'making a splash.'
from An English word of imitative origin — it simply sounds like what it does, the spluttering smack of water flung apart. It appears as a more emphatic cousin of the older 'plash,' which described the gentler patter of liquid. Stick an 's' on the front, as English loves to do for extra force, and the modest 'plash' becomes a fuller, wetter 'splash.'
- crown shape
- droplets rebound into a perfect liquid coronet
- speed trick
- high-speed cameras revealed splash secrets invisible to eyes
- belly flop
- flat impact spreads force, hence the painful sting
- first photo
- Worthington studied splashes scientifically in the 1890s
- sound origin
- the noise comes from collapsing air bubbles, not water
splash mountain — disney theme park attraction in magic kingdom and tokyo disneysea, closed 2023 due to song of the south associations
splash 1984 film — romantic comedy starring tom hanks and daryl hannah about a mermaid in new york