Is it possible to bend a stream of water flowing from a tap?

Question

The water must not be touched in any way.

Answer 1

if you statically charge some sort of object, a glass rod works very well, by rubbing it on material in one direction only then hold it next to a stream of water the water should be repelled and bend away from it.

Answer 2

Spin the sink about any axis other than the tap itself.

Turn the tap on in the back of an RV then hit the gas. As long as the vehicle is accelerating, the water is bent.

Or, find some way to put an electrical charge in the water as it comes out of the tap. Then make sure it passes near magnets.

Answer 3

This actually exists in a number of applications. One that I definitely know of is spray painting. Electrostatic painting uses static charges to attract the paint droplets to the surface being painted to minimise paint wastage and pollution. Not very good for painting in crevices though as you get a build up at the nearest points to the paint source.

So the answer is yes you can bend a stream of water without touching it. But the question everyone else wants to know is what the hell are you doing wanting to bend water without touching it?

Answer 4

yes, use static electricity...here's how...

get a long comb,

turn on a tap so it just barely makes a continous stream (just high enough no to make it drip).

run the comb through your hair a few times,

then put the comb close to the water,

you should see the water wrap around the comb as it falls.

if not, try running the comb through your hair a few more times or turning the water down (remember it must be a continous stream, no dripping).

if still no luck, try dragging you feet accross some carpet and then running the comb through your hair.

Answer 5

Do like the shamans, and do a "bend a stream of water flowing from a tap" dance. There is a magical dance for everything my friend. ;)

Answer 6

Yes, it is possible. A sufficiently strong electric field will do this; for a thin stream of water, a plastic comb that you have charged up by running it through your hair will work.

It works because water is a polar fluid -- that is, it is composed of molecules which are slightly more negatively charged at one end than the other.

Answer 7

the harder the water the easier this would be. Turn the water on to a very small purt. The with a larger u shaped magnet bring it near the purt. As the magnet comes close the minerals in the water will be 'turned' towards the magnet.

Answer 8

just rub a balloon on your hair, the static electricity on the balloon when placed next to the stream of water will bend it

Answer 9

static electricity.. use a comb or balloon and rub it on your hair for a few seconds, then place near the flow of water and it should bend.

Answer 10

Run it through a coil of garden hose.