Can Anyone Explain????

Esco!

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Simple experiment, get a glass and fill it up halfway with tapwater.
Then get an empty toilet roll (yes thats that carton when the toilet
paper runs out :rolleyes: ).

Put it in the middle of the glass of water and let it sit there for 15 minutes.
What you'll see is the water starts rising up onto the carton, completely defying gravity.
It's essentially anti-gravity.

Any mad scientists on Terb whom can explain whats going on???
Cause I havent heard a good explanation yet.
 
It's called capillary action, do a search to satisfy your curiousity.
 
I suspect water droplets have millions of tiny feet that are invisible even under the most powerful microscope. If it's heated, they all scurry away quickly.



Moderator's note: Svend is smarter than he lets on. Heat rises forcing the water to jump and if you look at the surface there is a downward slope after the initial lift. The water is basically rolling "uphill"
 
Esco! said:
Simple experiment, get a glass and fill it up halfway with tapwater.
Then get an empty toilet roll (yes thats that carton when the toilet
paper runs out :rolleyes: ).

Put it in the middle of the glass of water and let it sit there for 15 minutes.
What you'll see is the water starts rising up onto the carton, completely defying gravity.
It's essentially anti-gravity.

Any mad scientists on Terb whom can explain whats going on???
Cause I havent heard a good explanation yet.
Absorption. Sincerely, Jon .