In weightlessness, water can take forms that are not possible under normal gravitational conditions. One example being …
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In weightlessness, water can take forms that are not possible under normal gravitational conditions. One example being thin sheets, 500 microns thick, formed in a wire loop like in a soap film but here as pure water with no surfactant.
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