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I always been curious about surfactants and whether you could throw some underneath yourself in a free fall to break up the surface tension in a splash landing.
by rdruxn 10y ago
I always been curious about surfactants and whether you could throw some underneath yourself in a free fall to break up the surface tension in a splash landing.
- avar 10y agoThen today's your lucky day. Mythbusters did a bit on exactly this, i.e. if you're holding a hammer and about to fall into water, whether throwing it ahead of you will break the surface tension and save your life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCSQExxWulU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCSQExxWulU