Author's Suggestions for Siphons

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Cohesion and Surface Tension

Surface tension explains why dew drops are spherical, why a stream of liquid separates into droplets as it falls, and why some heavier-than-water objects can float on the surface of a still pond. In the absence of gravity, surface tension can be a powerful effect, as...

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Average: 3.9 (24 votes)
2-Sep-13 guy water strider
Upside-down Water

Turn a glass of water upside down without letting the water fall out. The secret to this trick involves some basic lessons in air pressure. Best performed over a teacher's head.

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Average: 4.3 (174 votes)
13-Aug-13 guy forces on the upside-down water glass