Synte Peacock: we didn't try to simulate oil, so we put in a dye which is like a food coloring.

辛特•皮科克：我们并没有尝试用原油去模拟，而是一种类似色素的染料代替。

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It’s an array of clear tubes, each five milimeters in diameter. The tubes are filled with oil blended with a propietary dye.

这是一组洁净管道阵列，每根管子直径5毫米，其中灌注了混合特种染料的油状液体。

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But NCAR scientist Synte Peacock - who helped create the video - told EarthSky that it wasn't depicting the movement of oil, but a color dye.

但是参与创建该视频的NCAR科学家辛特•皮科克告诉EarthSky：该模型模拟的不是石油的移动，而是一种有色染料的移动。

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Unlike oil, the dye has the same density as the surrounding water, does not coagulate or form slicks, and is not subject to chemical breakdown by bacteria or other forces.

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The dye tracer used in the model has no actual physical resemblance to true oil.

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