The Science Of Slipperiness

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Go to https://surfshark.com/minuteearth for 4 extra months of Surfshark! We've all had an experience where soap has made a wet thing slippery, but...why? LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Surface tension: tendency of fluid surfaces to shrink into the minimum surface area possible - Surfactants: chemical compounds that decrease the surface tension or interfacial tension between two liquids, a liquid and a gas, or a liquid and a solid - Amphiphilic: having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts - Hydrophilic: having an affinity or attraction towards water molecules - Hydrophobic: tending to be repelled by water molecules SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Sign up to our newsletter: http://news.minuteearth.com - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* Kate Yoshida | Script Writer, Narrator and Director Cameron Duke | Director Lizah van der Aart | Storyboard Artist Sarah Berman | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation Arcadi Garcia i Rius | Animation Nathaniel Schroeder | Music MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info OUR STAFF ************ Lizah van der Aart • Sarah Berman • Cameron Duke Arcadi Garcia i Rius • David Goldenberg • Melissa Hayes Alex Reich • Henry Reich • Peter Reich Ever Salazar • Leonardo Souza • Kate Yoshida OUR LINKS ************ Youtube | https://youtube.com/MinuteEarth TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@minuteearth Twitter | https://twitter.com/MinuteEarth Instagram | https://instagram.com/minute_earth Facebook | https://facebook.com/Minuteearth Website | https://minuteearth.com Apple Podcasts| https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minuteearth/id649211176 REFERENCES ************** Anzelc, M., Burkhart, C. N., Black, C. (2022). Preliminary Observations on Soaps Increasing Slipperiness and Bathroom Injuries. The Open Dermatology Journal (1). https://doi.org/10.2174/18743722-v16-e22201040 Preston, W. C., & Richardson, A. S. (2002). The surface properties of soap solutions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 33(8), 1142-1150. https://doi.org/10.1021/j150302a003