any help will be great!

[andariel]

ATTENTION!!!
LOL, i need help with a composition paper, and i always come here to check out what's goin on and stuff and got this idea that maybe if i posted a problem, you guys could try and help me out. I need to know about bubbles. (not the person who goes by the name Bubbles) but a sheet is due this Friday about sources on bubbles....i need to expand my topic- 'Why are Bubbles Round?' so...does any one have any idea on how i can expand that? or who i can talk to that is an expert on bubbles? any help would be greatly appreciated!!! plz post soon, i have less than a week! thx again (even if you can't help out, reading this was nice! lol) :)

[feadóg]

I believe a bubble is round because it's the only shape it can maintain-- which is why we don't find square bubbles--they don't have the strength to keep that shape....

I believe it's related to water tension.

[flutegrl71]

Dangit, now this is a topic we should have studied in my Power of Water class.

That said, I think feadog is right. That sounds familiar for some reason.

Just google for why are bubbles round or something along those lines. You'll probably find some credible sources of aid.

[Bubbles]

Dang.

If it had been about me, I could have told you exactly why I'm round. It's the power of the chocolate chip cookies at Burger King. And the numminess of those powdered doughnuts that come in the cute little six pack. And Coke products. And fig newtons.

[OrnotMajestic]

I'm too lazy to post the physics behind it, sorry.

So i'm gonna be mean, and tell you to google it, just like someone else did.

[NCFreak]

Well, her question wasn't Why are bubbles round, it was How do I expand this topic?

So, how's this...

Why Air Bubbles Increase In Size During Ascention: An Underwater Study of Bubbles
By I.M. Smarterthanyou

And I think the reason isn't because they don't have the strength to be squage, it's because 1 - a circle is the most efficient shape, and 2 - that pressure is pushing in equal amounts at every point on both sides of the bubble (inside and outside). Basically, it's a balance of force thing.

[andariel]

thx for replyin everyone, seriously you're answers and advice will help me out, i really appreciate all of ur responses-even Bubbles, whose had nothing to do with bubbles...lol! but yeah, google did give me a few websites, and i might check out yahoo, thx NC for the explanation behind the question, all of you guys are very nice, thx again! God Bless, and have a good day.