The first talk concerns an experimental study of a laminar jet of fresh water issuing horizontally into a tank containing brine. Under certain conditions the jet bifurcates into two parts: a primary jet containing the core fluid, and a thin sheet of peripheral jet fluid, predominantly moving upwards. We propose a mechanism for the bifurcation and map out regions of bifurcation and non-bifurcation in Grasshof number - Reynolds number space.

The second talk is concerned with levitation of liquid drops. A vertical jet of water impinging on a horizontal surface produces a radial film followed by a circular hydraulic jump. We observed drops as large as 1 cc could be levitated just upstream of the jump. A variety of drops shapes are observed depending on the drop liquid and volume. We hypothesize that an "airbearing" supports the drops.