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Viscosities of various liquids
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Stokes' law
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Anomalous properties of water
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Capillarity
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Minimal surfaces
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Surface tension
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Surface tension rocket
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Small soap bubble blows up big bubble
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Tensile strength of water
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Surface tension
Experiment no.: 9.3.7
Surface tension with soap film: lifts weight, pulls on wire.
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