That ring of water in your kitchen sink is actually a model white hole. For the first time, scientists have shown experimentally that liquid flowing from a tap embodies the same physics as the ...

However, so far white holes only exist in theory, so cannot be studied observationally. When water hits the bottom of a sink, it flows outwards in all directions.

Best of 2010: White Holes And Kitchen Sinks In October, we saw that scientists have long believed that it is possible to create a white hole in your kitchen sink. Now they’ve proved it ...