welcome
Upworthy

Upworthy

Entertainment

Entertainment

In 125 years, millions of people have looked at this painting. No one really saw it until recently.

Upworthy
Summary
Nutrition label

52% Informative

Van Gogh was able to capture one of science's most elusive concepts: Turbulence.

He was in an asylum in France , after he mutilated his ear during a psychotic episode.

He captured turbulence 100 years before scientists had the technology to observe actual star turbulence and realize its similarity to fluid turbulence mathematics.

VR Score

44

Informative language

36

Neutral language

60

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

26

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

long-living

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

no affiliate links