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Scientists Make Water Run Uphill

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the flee-little-droplets-flee dept.

redshadow01 writes to mention a BBC story about scientists flouting the laws of physics for fun, and profit. From the article: "The US scientists did the experiment to demonstrate how the random motion of water molecules in hot steam could be channelled into a directed force. But the team, writing in Physical Review Letters, believes the effect may be useful in driving coolants through overheating computer microchips."

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  1. Scientists also noticed the older water... by deft · · Score: 5, Funny

    Scientists also noticed the older water samples flowed uphill, both ways.

    In the snow.

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  2. So what by kitsunewarlock · · Score: 5, Funny

    So what, they've been doing that at Knott's house of mystery for the past like what, 20 years?

    I know how to make water travel uphill:

    Step 1: Stand up.
    Step 2: Find an incline.
    Step 3: Walk up said incline.
    Warning: Step 1 and Step 3 should not be performed by anyone who even knows how to properly type in the URL to this website without first consulting a physician. Doing so may cause undesired effects such as loss of breath and/or time spent away from the internet.

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  3. Steam, useful for cooling microchips? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too bad only intel CPU's run hot enough for steam cooling to be viable.