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    Sometimes when pouring liquid from a container it seems to defy all laws of gravity and run under the outside of the container and down our hand, why?

    Question #122674. Asked by unclerick. (Jul 27 11 6:02 PM)


    ceetee

    		Surface tension is a property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force. It is revealed, for example, in floating of some objects on the surface of water, even though they are denser than water, and in the ability of some insects (e.g. water striders) and even reptiles (basilisk) to run on the water surface. This property is caused by cohesion of like molecules, and is responsible for many of the behaviors of liquids.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_tension

    Jul 27 11, 6:06 PM

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