The Lady Programmer

While I was browsing over the web, I saw this old news at Physorg.com about that floating water bridge phenomenon. That floating water bridge was discovered by Elmar Fuchs and his team. The floating water bridge is generated with the help of high-voltage electricity: this is where water creates a long stream – these scientists had noted that the bridge could get as long as 25 millimeters.

I got this video that shows this interesting floating water bridge phenomenon. These scientists will still have to uncover the secrets of this incident. These wise guys think that “electrostatic charges on the surface of the water cause the water molecules to become highly ordered and form a microstructure that will remain stable.” For now we could all just be content to watch this one while those physicists try to figure out why this happens.

Read more about this floating water bridge phenomenon through these online resources:

• Water forms floating “bridge” when exposed to high voltage
• The Floating Water Bridge – IOP Electric Journals
• Floating Water Bridge – Wikipedia

Do you have any (crazy) idea where this phenomenon can be applied? Let me know what you think through the comments.

11 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

1. Blogjoints.com | Rate this Article
   April 29th, 2009 at 6:14 pm #

   Floating Water Bridge Resources | The Lady Programmer…

   The floating water bridge is a phenomenon discovered by scientists Elmar Fuchs and his team. It is an interesting even that happens when two beakers form a floating water bridge after applying high-voltage electricity….

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   Calvin
   April 29th, 2009 at 8:21 pm #

   cool effect. too bad you can’t easily do it as a trick at a dinner table.

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   Gem
   April 29th, 2009 at 9:57 pm #

   I guess having a beaker or a similar glass is not a problem but getting the high power voltage is not easy and quite dangerous too.

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   Pastilan
   April 29th, 2009 at 10:12 pm #

   he he he effective?

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   john
   April 29th, 2009 at 10:35 pm #

   It’s too dangerous but realy interesting!

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   Gem
   April 29th, 2009 at 10:36 pm #

   Did you really try out the floating water bridge? Hahaha.

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   Gem
   April 29th, 2009 at 10:37 pm #

   Yes, interesting. I keep on wondering where this one could be applied in the real world, after those scientists figured out what causes that one.

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   chubskulit
   April 29th, 2009 at 10:37 pm #

   Kakatuwa naman nya, kaya lang katakot hehehe..

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   Gem
   April 29th, 2009 at 10:55 pm #

   Yup kontento na ako na panuoorin na lang yun.

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    betchai
    May 2nd, 2009 at 8:10 am #

    That’s indeed very interesting, like you, right now my mind wanders to the possible application of this interesting phenomenon.

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    elmot
    May 6th, 2009 at 3:12 pm #

    hehehe! this is very interesting gem. but the high electrical voltage is just too dangerous. i would content myself being a spectator, ehehe

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