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A droplet of water orbiting a knitting needle in zero gravity
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· 10 years ago
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Science can be so fucking cool.
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smitty
· 10 years ago
Just a clarification, this effect wasn't caused by the gravity of the needle, it was staticly charged. The water molecule is an electric dipole and this property causes the effect above. Better explained here:
http://skullsinthestars.com/2011/05/27/water-has-properties-that-are-positively-electrifying/
This makes it even cooler I think.
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Edited 10 years ago
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http://skullsinthestars.com/2011/05/27/water-has-properties-that-are-positively-electrifying/
This makes it even cooler I think.