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electric water bender

Don’t give up on this trick! It works best on very dry days and probably not at all on warm humid days. You’ll also need very clean dry hair and a clean plastic comb (ie no styling products in your hair or on the comb). Try it when the conditions are right and you will be amazed!

1. Set up a system to catch the running water from a tap so that you don’t waste it (use it to water plants later, for example).

2. You’ll need to experiment with the tap until you get a smooth stream of water that does not break up. You might need to elevate your cup if it’s not tall enough.

3. Once you have your smooth stream working, comb your clean hair vigorously to charge the comb.

4. Now carefully bring the comb as near as you can but without touching the stream of water and watch what happens.

what's going on?

If you were lucky, the stream would have bent when you brought the comb nearby. Combing your hair generates a static electric charge on the comb. Static charge is a charge that is not changing or moving. If you bring the comb near the surface of a glass of still water, nothing happens. But moving water is a different story as you saw. The stream of water contains water molecules which possess an electric charge. Static electric fields can force moving charged particles to change direction and this is what’s happening when you bring the comb near the stream of water. Amazing!

If you did not see this result, it could be because your hair wasn’t dry enough, or had some residual styling products left in it. Or the problem could be with the comb which also needs to be clean and dry. High humidity causes static charges to quickly dissipate so this trick definitely works best when it’s dry. Don’t give up though … the result is worth the effort.

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