This is What Happens When You Wring a Washcloth in Space

[Olas]

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I feel like instead of space it should say zero gravity, if he was really in space we wouldn't be able to hear him talk...
...because he'd be dead. But also the lack of air pressure might make a difference in how the water behaves.

 

[DestinyCall]

I feel like instead of space it should say zero gravity, if he was really in space we wouldn't be able to hear him talk...
...because he'd be dead. But also the lack of air pressure might make a difference in how the water behaves.

I could be wrong, but wouldn't the water just freeze in real "space"? Still might be cool to watch the water react to being exposed to vacuum, but not as much fun for the astronaut.

 

[EHKOS]

I have never seen Zero-gravity in real life before. That was awesome!

 

[Madman Muntz]

And THIS is what happens when some jerk sprays water all over the inside of a sealed, heavily oxygenated environment, filled with delicate yet powerful electronics. "Whoops! BBBZZZZZTTTTTTTTTTT!!! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! ARRRRRGGGGG!!! KABOOM!!"

"Absolute zero."

Hey you're no looker yourself there, Captcha

 

[Redingold]

I feel like instead of space it should say zero gravity, if he was really in space we wouldn't be able to hear him talk...
...because he'd be dead. But also the lack of air pressure might make a difference in how the water behaves.

I could be wrong, but wouldn't the water just freeze in real "space"? Still might be cool to watch the water react to being exposed to vacuum, but not as much fun for the astronaut.

Nope, it's more likely to boil in the absence of an atmosphere. The only way water could lose enough heat to freeze would be by radiation, which is really slow, not to mention the water still intercepts sunlight and can heat up from that, plus of course the absence of air pressure lowers the boiling point of water.

EDIT: Looking at a phase diagram for water shows that it will absolutely definitely boil, because at very low pressures water cannot exist as a liquid, and it boils at points well below what would normally freeze it.

 

[Saulkar]

I could be wrong, but wouldn't the water just freeze in real "space"? Still might be cool to watch the water react to being exposed to vacuum, but not as much fun for the astronaut.

No, it would rapidly boil-off into a gas due to the lack of any air pressure. Furthermore there is nothing in space to take the heat away from the water (a vacuum is the perfect insulator as it is not a thermally conductive medium) so the only loss of thermal energy would be through radiation which is a painfully slow process.

 

[Jandau]

So, what happens when you wring a washcloth in space? Apparently less than when you do it on Earth...

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

Oh... and I though it was actually going to be in the vaccuum of space... I was going to get geeky and say, 'well the washcloth would be dry because the liquid would have boiled', but as it's in the pressurised cabin I am out of luck... do'h!


(Yes... that was shameless! )

 

[antidonkey]

Neat....and exactly what I thought would happen. I must say that I didn't envision it looking like that though. Very, very cool.

 

[DiamanteGeeza]

I spent the whole video watching the important-looking computers, cables, and equipment behind him, thinking:

Space station + lots of important equipment to keep everyone alive + dude throwing water about = Houston we have a problem.

LOL. Cool video though.

 

[DeaDRabbiT]

Why ISS no look like dis?