helium II
Americannoun
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The Helium II Jacket is that little insurance policy for cloudy days, an ultra-light, ultra-packable garment designed for flash-storm protection.
From Forbes
Continuing his experiments at home, Kapitsa helped shed light on the extraordinary behavior of supercold helium�helium II�which acts as a perfect fluid, so lacking in viscosity that it will creep over the wall of a glass container.
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Two of the fundamental "laws" of physics are being outrageously violated in laboratories by a liquid, helium II.
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When two vessels filled with helium II at slightly different temperatures are connected by a fine tube, a heat-carrying current of liquid will flow into the cooler vessel almost as fast as it would drain off into an empty one.
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