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How fast moving water “defies” gravity

Steve Mould, 10 min, 944.3K views, Jul 25, 2019

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Get 2 months of Skillshare Premium for free at: https://skl.sh/stevemould3 A powerful jet of water pointing downwards can actually hold up an object against gravity! But how? I think I've worked it out. Let me know what you think of the explanation. Video also features: Hair dryer levitation and hand blender levitation. Are they related? Well it's all fluid dynamics, that's for sure! You can buy my books here: https://stevemould.com/books You can support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/stevemould just like these amazing people: Glenn Watson Joël van der Loo Matthew Cocke Mark Brouwer Deneb Twitter: http://twitter.com/moulds Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevemouldscience/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevemouldscience/ Buy nerdy maths things: http://mathsgear.co.uk