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Yeah and the point is that there is more embedded knowledge about surface tension here. For example if I put a small drop of water onto my desk, it does not spr
by kccqzy 2y ago
Yeah and the point is that there is more embedded knowledge about surface tension here. For example if I put a small drop of water onto my desk, it does not spread out into a thin film of one water molecule thick. It remains a droplet due to surface tension.
- jjk166 2y agoAnd if you put an oil drop into that little bead of water it will spread out because it destroys the surface tension. That's why Rayleigh was playing around with it to begin with, and the reason why a thin film of oil calms the surface of water.