Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
Why doesn't water spread completely?
When you spill water on a hard surface it spreads a little but still maintains a certain height (try it). What stops it from continuing to spread till is pretty much non existent?
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Think of a rain drop.
What shape is it?
Round.
Reason. Surface Tension.
Surface Tension pulls it together.
But surface tension is weak.
So when a puddle spreads out, the edges pull themselves together.
How much the edges pull the water together, is how strong it is.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
believe it or not, water is sticky, if it wasnt you could climb into a swimming pool and climb back out and all the water would fall off, so when you spill water the water molicules stick together and thats why it mantains some height
Source(s): erm....i like water?.....
