[SunkenCiv]

I find it odd that no one had noticed this before. But anyway...

When water in two beakers is exposed to a high voltage, a floating water bridge forms between the beakers. Credit: Elmar Fuchs, et al.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Fred Nerks for the pointer.

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[Cvengr]

Hmm, surface tension and skin effect perhaps?

[martin_fierro]

It's all water under that is the bridge.

[Darksheare]

I swear it’s not my fault.

[the invisib1e hand]

after algore gets done singlehandedy saving the world from global warming, he can then move on to fabricate and solve The Global Water Disaster.

...drip that he is.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I would hope this test used completely pure water.
Even one grain of salt in a gallon of water will change it from an insulator into a conductor!

[Boundless]

> I find it odd that no one had noticed this before.

Alas, they had.

Water forms floating ‘bridge’ when exposed to high voltage
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903700/posts
09/28/2007

[Kevmo]

I find it odd that no one had noticed this before.

***We found it before:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903700/posts

Water forms floating ‘bridge’ when exposed to high voltage
www.physorg.com ^ | 09/28/2007 | By Lisa Zyga

Posted on 09/28/2007 12:16:18 PM PDT by Red Badger

[grey_whiskers]

Like, *PING*, dudes.

Cheers!

[Myrddin]

Pretty neat demonstration

[Professional]

Elmar Fuchs? Good golly, worst name of all time? Though I did have an account with Richard Glasscock one time, not kidding. I never tried calling him Dick...

[Jeff Chandler]

Let’s tax it!