Question:
why is it that when oil is poured it doesn`t splash like water do, instead it flow???
2006-03-19 12:32:31 UTC
why is it that when oil is poured it doesn`t splash like water do, instead it flow???
Four answers:
2006-03-19 12:33:08 UTC
The viscosity of oil is much higher then water. In other words it is thicker.
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2006-03-19 13:12:56 UTC
Water isn’t thick and it splashes around, oil is thick and it can move fast enough to splash.
2006-03-20 03:39:51 UTC
It does, you just have to throw it harder due to the different viscosity.
zbelle
2006-03-19 12:33:53 UTC
norm is right, it's the viscosity.


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