Re:Toilet bowl physics ???

[Sam Sampere <sampere@suhep.phy.syr.edu>]

True, if both sides (neglecting the ends) are the same.  I'll bet they're
different enough to create a net force.  The hairs move?  Aaaah, there
must be a net force acting on the hairs.

Sam


On Fri, 16 May 1997, LUDWIK KOWALSKI wrote:

> The explanation of surface tension being responsible for the clustering 
> of small pieces of hair on the surface of water is not clear. How does an 
> arbitrarily chosen piece "know" that it is not alone? Surfce tension is
> due to water. And it is the same on its both sides.
>                                                           Ludwik Kowalski