**Pitch Drop Experiment: Can You Witness the Next Drop Fall Live?**
Brisbane, Australia – The University of Queensland is home to the longest-running laboratory experiment in the world, dating back to 1927. This unique experiment, involving highly viscous materials, was initiated by Thomas Parnell, the university’s first professor of physics. Parnell used pitch, a residue from the distillation of coal tars, which was warmed, placed into a sealed glass funnel, and left to settle into the shape of the container over a span of three years. …