Photo of experimental plasma lab instability: “Kink occurs when the central column becomes sufficiently long to satisfy instability condition”, from the presentation, “Simulating Astrophysical Jets in the Laboratory” Courtesy Prof. Paul Bellan, KTTP & Caltech.
If you check material on dragons in this site, you’ll realize that there’s a certain recurrence of the “coiled serpent” shape as in the Christmas tree, the caduceus, many alchemist engravings, Shiva’s pendant snake, and a long etcetera.
