Black pitch clings to a glass funnel above a beaker as drops form in the 97-year Pitch Drop Experiment at the University of Queensland.

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CURSED BY TIME: The 97-Year Science Experiment That Outlived Everyone Who Watched It

The world’s longest scientific experiment started as a demonstration that of the properties of ‘pitch’ but has become a near-century-long act of anticipation, where entire human careers pass without anyone witnessing the very moment they exist to observe…

  • Black pitch clings to a glass funnel above a beaker as drops form in the 97-year Pitch Drop Experiment at the University of Queensland.

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    CURSED BY TIME: The 97-Year Science Experiment That Outlived Everyone Who Watched It

    The world’s longest scientific experiment started as a demonstration that of the properties of ‘pitch’ but has become a near-century-long act of anticipation, where entire human careers pass without anyone witnessing the very moment they exist to observe…

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