Water Droplets in Orbit around Knitting Needle on the ISS

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Astronaut Don Pettit aboard the ISS charges a knitting needle with static electricity and then puts water droplets "in orbit" around it. The mechanics are similar to an object orbiting a cylindrical planet, but in this case the attracting force is static

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Water Droplets in Orbit around Knitting Needle on the ISS
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