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That's an understatement. Helium cooled below 2K loses literally all viscosity and will flow through porcelain like it's a sponge. Not only that, because there's literally zero viscosity, convection makes superfluid helium a great heat conductor. All of this was discovered back in the 30s. The man who discovered superfluid liquid helium must have truly thought he had gone insane.



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