This astronaut showed how water works in space – using tropical squash
Space is so cool.
The Nasa Johnson Space Centre has released another educational video, this time showing an astronaut experimenting with water.
Using only a re-purposed condiment bottle, a straw and tropical squash, expedition 52 flight engineer Jack Fischer showed viewers how when gravity is not in play, water will flow up a straw and cling to his face as he blows air into the bottle.
Sharing the video on his personal Instagram. fisher wrote “Not having gravity means a mess if you spill your drink…but also makes the station a great place for research.
“The space station is a one-of-a-kind spot for scientists who want to do experiments where there’s no gravity, to find out how other natural forces function without gravity’s influence.”
Pretty cool, huh?
