How to Bend Water with Static Electricity

Asterion Talks on Instagram: "Electrostatic attraction in action. 💧 Water may look neutral, but each molecule is polar, meaning it carries a slight positive charge on one side and a slight negative charge on the other. When a charged object like a rubbed balloon or plastic comb is brought near a thin stream of water, its electric field rearranges the water molecules. The oppositely charged sides rotate and align toward the object, creating a net attractive force. Because the stream is narrow an