Have you ever wondered?

Mork_417 · 05-02-13, 04:58 AM

What water behaves like in space?

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130424.html

Schroeder · 05-02-13, 05:38 AM

Nice.

Herr-Berbunch · 05-02-13, 06:52 AM

No, I'd never wondered. But I'm glad somebody did.

Sailor Steve · 05-02-13, 09:51 AM

I never thought of the question because I thought I already knew the answer. I would have assumed it would drift off into the surrounding air, but even before he said it I watched what happened and thought "Surface tension! Of course!" On the other hand I hadn't thought it would be that strong. Seeing it, it makes perfect sense. Now add some dish soap to kill the surface tension...

Wicked cool video.

Oberon · 05-02-13, 11:05 AM

Commander Hadfield is awesome, I follow him on twitter, he posts a lot of photos from orbit, some beautiful shots. He's due to come back down later this month IIRC.

Jimbuna · 05-02-13, 12:08 PM

Well there'd be no point in denying the fact if an astronaut wet his pants

RundownJet · 05-02-13, 12:50 PM

Yeah, that's for sure Jimbuna.

Platapus · 05-04-13, 07:08 AM

Water is hydrophilic. Water likes itself.

By the way, this is why soap works to make things clean.

Jimbuna · 05-04-13, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RundownJet

Yeah, that's for sure Jimbuna.

I wonder what how the substance from the human exhaust would react in space

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I never thought of the question because I thought I already knew the answer. I would have assumed it would drift off into the surrounding air, but even before he said it I watched what happened and thought "Surface tension! Of course!" On the other hand I hadn't thought it would be that strong. Seeing it, it makes perfect sense. Now add some dish soap to kill the surface tension... Wicked cool video. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Well there'd be no point in denying the fact if an astronaut wet his pants __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Commander Hadfield is awesome, I follow him on twitter, he posts a lot of photos from orbit, some beautiful shots. He's due to come back down later this month IIRC.

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RundownJet Mate Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 53 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Yeah, that's for sure Jimbuna.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Water is hydrophilic. Water likes itself. By the way, this is why soap works to make things clean. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.