What happens when you stir a rod in a liquid? If the liquid is water, not much. But if the liquid is a polymer solution, it will appear to climb up the rod as you stir, as shown by this movie. The faster you stir, the higher the liquid will climb. The reason for this is that polymers are spaghetti-like chains that tend to get uncoiled when you stir the liquid.
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