Soap Bubbles

By D G Moody

Mon, 15 Jul 2024
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Bubbles, soap bubbles,                           
float over the fence,                             
blown by the sweet breath                    
from the girl next door.                     

Delicate spheres of light                              
float suspended on air,              
but once they have popped,
will she still send more ?

 

© D G Moody 2024                                                                                                                                   (Image courtsesy of Wikimedia Commons)

 

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Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Spell-binding for adults and children alike! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

Thank Rhiannon, and nice that the simplest pleasures still remain. BTW, word change on line four.

Best.....Dougie

Dougie Moody

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Liked your story Dougie! Soap bubbles are an example of applications of a branch of mathematics called the “Calculus of Variations” to be used in optimisation problems.

The geometry of such bubbles is not only a spherical shape! I'm not sure why they drift like that neither falling nor ascending, but the total density would have to be exactly that of air.

Who says mathematics can't be romantic? Brilliant photo! Tom

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

Thanks Tom; and also for the explanation of how soap bubbles work - it has always fascinated me, how they remain afloat until popped. 

Best.........Dougie

Dougie Moody