Inside the tin, shaken.

The beats

1. 0:00.3SyrupThe tin starts empty; the heaviest liquid goes in first.
2. 0:01.1Lemon juiceSettles on the syrup as its own layer.
3. 0:02.2Gold rumLightest of the three, it floats on top.
4. 0:03.7Ice, one piece at a timeSix pieces of varied size drop in and bob up to the surface.
5. 0:05.0Cap onThree clean layers, still unmixed.
6. 0:05.4The shakeLiquid and ice slam cap to cap; the layers break into one drink. Shown at 2× slow motion.
7. 0:11.0SettleChilled, a little diluted by meltwater, the ice comes to rest.

What’s in the tin

A Rum Sour. The layers stack by real density: syrup ≈ 1.30, lemon ≈ 1.03, rum ≈ 0.95 g/ml. The liquid is a 2D FLIP fluid simulation, the ice is rigid bodies, and the look is comic ink, halftone and flat colour bands.

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