How do you like to split open and eat an Oreo cookie? How can you most effectively separate the creme from the cookie shell? Yes, there’s a lot of folk wisdom about this. But Oreo creme is a fluid and thus this is a question of fluid dynamics.Researchers led by <a href="https://www.crystalowens.com/">Crystal E. Owens</a>, a doctoral student at MIT, recently published the results of their study into the fluid dynamics of Oreo cookies and how to optimize the separate process. They published their article titled “<a href="https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0085362">On Oreology, The Fracture and Flow of ‘Milk’s Favorite Cookie’</a>” in the journal Physics of Fluids.

The researchers experimented with Oreos under a wide variety of conditions, including the placement of the Oreo within its box and the use of milk. They concluded that a twisting motion works best.But this is MIT--a school devoted to more than just pure science. They had to use their knowledge to build the most efficient Oreo-splitting device possible. The result is the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_gaJ4po_Nw">Oreometer</a>--a 3D printed machine that breaks the Oreos as only the best scientific research can produce.-via <a href="https://gizmodo.com/oreometer-oreo-cookie-device-1848811412">Gizmodo</a>#physics #fluiddynamics #Oreos #cookies

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