Liquids behave very differently in microgravity than they do down on Earth. NASA astronaut Jack Fischer demonstrated a particularly odd and entertaining property of tropical punch in a video showing how to make a wet mess while floating around the International Space Station. <\/p>\n
Fischer used a repurposed condiment bottle with a makeshift \"NASA rocks\" label. He filled it with tropical punch, placed a straw into the opening and blew air in to displace the liquid. <\/p>\n
On Earth, the punch would have spewed out and dropped down under the power of gravity. In space, it turns into what looks like a giant gum bubble, clinging to Fischer's face and covering his mouth, nose and eyes. Fischer finally pops the bubble with a towel and it explodes into small floating punch globules. <\/p>\n
The video, which Fischer posted on Friday, is fun, but's also a fascinating lesson about how liquids react without the pull of gravity to keep them in line. <\/p>\n
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