Two young 10th graders from Nova Scotia developed a hypothesis regarding what would happen if you tried to ring all the water out of a wash cloth in the zero gravity of outer space. Their question won in a contest and the experiment was conducted on the International Space Station.
What do you think the effect would be?
A. The water would scatter in droplets and float through space.
B. The water would fall to the cabin floor.
C. The water would stick to the washcloth surface.
D. Nothing, the water would remain in the washcloth
Now that you have firmed up your choice of an answer, watch the video.
Okay, the kids were right, they hypothesized that the water would stick to the surface of the washcloth.
I was wrong, I guessed that the water would scatter in droplets all over the cabin.
What did you guess? I'll admit, I was mesmerized by his floating microphone more than I was by the washcloth......
BTW folks, this was posted on You Tube, April 16th, just 13 days ago --- and has already had almost 7 million hits! Who said we are all tired of space travel discussions?
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