Contrary to what we had first thought, effervescence in carbonated beverages turned out to be a fantastic tool for investigating the physical chemistry of rising, expanding and collapsing bubbles.

• 碳酸饮料中冒出来的泡泡，竟然提供了一个了不起的工具，可用来研究气泡上升、扩张终至迸裂的物理化学过程，这实在是我们始料所未及。