2006-09-05 17:59:16 · 8 answers · asked by sqidgibod 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
VAPOR
2006-09-05 18:00:45 · answer #1 · answered by flowerspirit2000 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its not an anomaly. It is the shape of the container you are pouring it from.If the pitcher circumference gradually gets smaller toward the top this happens.If you notice that a pitcher where the circumference gradually gets larger toward the top then you'll find the water doesn't drip back down.Its because when the circumference gradually gets smaller toward the top it looks like the glass is pointed downwards but in actuality the water is coming out at an upwards slope.Its just gravity doing its thing.
2006-09-05 18:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by isaac a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that is a combination of water's adhesive and cohesive properties.
Water is somewhat adhesive in that it tends to stick to objects and make them wet (such as glass containers, your skin, etc).
Water is cohesive in that it tends to stick to itself (the surface tension phenomenon, water beading, etc).
These two properties come about primarily from the polar nature of the water molecule.
So, you notice that when you pour too slowly the water has a chance to stick to the glass container and a channel of water flows down the front, making a mess. If you pour quickly, though, the water easily clears the lip of the pitcher and forms a channel of water into your glass.
I don't know if an actual name has been applied to this phenomenon, but those are the properties of water that make it happen.
2006-09-06 04:24:52 · answer #3 · answered by Ubi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lazey Servers Law
2006-09-05 18:05:08 · answer #4 · answered by mdigitale 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its the Coanda effect
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coand%C4%83_effect
2006-09-06 15:59:29 · answer #5 · answered by Mack Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is due to surface tension of the liquid with the tip surface.
2006-09-05 22:08:53 · answer #6 · answered by natanan_56 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the literature it's usually refered to as 'sloppy' ☺
Doug
2006-09-05 19:23:32 · answer #7 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
persperation
2006-09-05 18:05:33 · answer #8 · answered by s_ramos_8 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋