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Are there any liquids less viscous than water?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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Just a random question really. Is there a really really runny liquid out there?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Possibly pure ethanol?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yes...this is a question that has plagued me for years...I think about it all the time.
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    Dr PirateDr Pirate Posts: 8,303 Legendary Poster
    really thin gravy ;[[
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Yeah.

    It's called the cheap-arse orange you get at crappy shows.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yes, there are. Now your question has been answered.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    gravy :crazyeyes
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    Of course there are.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    how can there be?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    rainbow brite wrote:
    how can there be?

    If something produces less friction on the surface than water, then it will run faster and be more 'liquidy' than water, which has quite a firm skin to it.
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    Methanol is ceratinly less viscous than water. Hydrogen bonding in water makes it quite a sticky substance.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    yup take a look half way down the page :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Fiend_85 wrote:
    Yes, there are. Now your question has been answered.

    I would love to see you write that in an exam :lol:

    Well, what substances? :p Methanol, I take it. But there must be others. And methanol evapourates at room temperature if I remember correctly anyway. Its just in 'real world physics' so to speak, Ive never come across any really runny liquids :p.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Replicant wrote:
    yup take a look half way down the page :)

    Thanks :) so would I be right in thinking alcoholic beverages are runnier than water?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I guess so, definately if they have high alcohol content :)

    if they dont, it's just water plus extra gloop, so beer's probably a bit more viscous than water. hmmm... I wonder if that's true :chin:

    indeed it is - link

    beer 1.8 centistokes
    fresh water 1.13 centistokes

    bit of an odd unit of measurement that :thumb:
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    BunnieBunnie Posts: 6,099 Master Poster
    TheShyBoyInTheCorner wrote:
    Thanks :) so would I be right in thinking alcoholic beverages are runnier than water?
    well they all seem to make more of a mess/scene when i knock them over than just a glass of water! :lol:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    erm liquid nitrogen is great, poured some on the floor and from a 1ft fall it went like 30metres along the floor until it all evapourated

    yes it's a waste but hey :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    wheresmyplacebo wrote:
    erm liquid nitrogen is great, poured some on the floor and from a 1ft fall it went like 30metres along the floor until it all evapourated

    yes it's a waste but hey :p

    30 metres?? When i did something similar (well, saw it done) it only went about a metre before we were all up to our knees in fog.
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    TheShyBoyInTheCorner wrote:
    I would love to see you write that in an exam :lol:
    I don't know about there, but over here exams have exactly the questions they want you to answer. If they wanted you to say what those liquids are, the question would be like "Are there any liquids less viscous than water? If yes, give examples." If the second sentence wasn't there, no teacher/professor/anything would be justified for not accepting a yes/no answer.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    TheShyBoyInTheCorner wrote:
    30 metres?? When i did something similar (well, saw it done) it only went about a metre before we were all up to our knees in fog.


    not if you pour enough to keep the floor a bit colder ;)


    had ice crystals on my boots after :p
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