Is it possable for a drop of water to splash higher than it fell? If so why?

Answer 1

Obviously that depends upon the height from which the drop is dropped, whether the drop remains intact (depends on its size) and the trajectory of the smallest drop produced. Surface tension has a great effect on the entire process resisting the splash and producing small water spheres following impact.

Answer 2

I agree with lithiumdeuteride. Imagine a see-saw. Place a 1 pound weight on one end and drop a 10 pound weight on the other end from 1 foot up. The 1 pound weight will shoot up higher than 1 foot.

Answer 3

Yes, this is technically possible if only part of the droplet bounces up again.

When the droplet is falling, it is losing potential energy, but gaining kinetic energy. When it hits the ground, if most of the kinetic energy is randomly transferred into a small piece of the droplet, that small piece could fly upward and end up going higher than the droplet's starting position, due to its small mass. It is an unlikely event, but not an impossible one.

However, it is not possible for an entire water droplet to end up higher than it started, unless there's a strong wind or something.

Answer 4

Another possibility would be if extra energy was put into the drop : heat (drop of water on a hot surface), chemical reaction (drop of water in some acids), ...

Answer 5

also, if it hit a fast moving (vibrating) surface

Answer 6

Do people really think of this stuff?? And why would you post this? Your just wasting points for a question that really is pointless!

Answer 7

nope....impossible

Answer 8

no

Answer 9

y do u ask?