SpaceLab Entry - Capillary Waves

Didn't win sadly. But thanks for the votes and comments both of which are much appreciated.

Another thing that would be interesting to see is whether the water will bounce up upon impact with the droplet then drop in again as it does on earth, multiple times until settling.

I predict that the results will be consistent with those on earth, however we cannot be certain as we have only had one data source up until now. It will also be interesting to see how much force is required to break the surface tension of the water sphere.

More information on Capillary waves can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capillary_wave along with citations.

Sorry about all the cuts, I had to drastically reduce the video length.

Thanks for watching!

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[GRrievousS]

What kind of fish do you have bro ?

[FreeGluon]

@GRrievousS Neon Tetras

[mrmendabest]

I thiught water evaporates in space as theres no pressure..? I must have been mistaken lolz :D

[FreeGluon]

@mrmendabest Yeah it would diffuse in space but this experiment would be conducted on the ISS.

[28MikeyR]

Awww this guy seemed so nervous :/

[FreeGluon]

@28MikeyR Haha, talking to a camera in a room is a pretty strange experience.

[MathPhysChemSkyNerd]

I am stunned. This is the BEST ONE out of all the ones I've seen thus far! AMAZING IDEA!

[jordantodd111]

@jordantodd111 1:16



[Tomtaylor261]

I don't understand what you said but you do a BEAST drawing of a camera

[nurseshark87]

Okay, the science was admirable. The video however was slightly overshadowed by the sound of constant running water and no inflection in his voice. I simultaneously wanted to visit the bathroom and fall asleep from boredom.

[jordantodd111]

Shame he cant draw the symbol for pi right....