• Question: what would happen if i spilled water in space

    Asked by maxbaldwin to Eoin on 11 Nov 2013.
    • Photo: Eoin O Colgain

      Eoin O Colgain answered on 11 Nov 2013:


      Something similar to what would happen when you spill water on a table top. Water molecules attract each other, so they try to come together.

      Let´s now forget about the table and allow the molecules to move in three dimensions without gravity. They float, but water still wants to clump.

      Have a look at this video.

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