[http://youtu.be/UZKZF7FNh_0] (YouTube link)The lo...  ...running scientific experiment in the world is the Pitch Drop that began in Queensland, Australia, in 1927. The...  ...ustralia, in 1927. The setup is basically putting pitch in a funnel and see if it drips out. The point is...  ...d see if it drips out. T...

The longest-running scientific experiment in the w...  ...t-running scientific experiment in the world is a pitch drop experiment that began in Queensland, Australia, i...  ...bed in this post). The setup is basically putting pitch in a funnel and see if it drips out. The point is...  ...d see if it drips out. T...

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