What can soap bubbles tell us about cell division? More than you might think: in 1886 Leo Errera noted that bubbles in soap resembled dividing cells. He thought the shape of the bubbles could predict ...

As part of the fun study, they found that there is a perfect threshold velocity for getting the optimum bubble, an air speed of about 7.5 metres per second. Blow just a little too gently and the soap ...