Why is this lip gloss floating?

[KitsukiiPlays]

Lip balms only do that when they are feeling stressed or threaten. Put it back where you found it and wait for its mom returns

[ethantomkins]

Yeah the silly little cloud theory is often the most obvious answer, so people tend to miss it.

[ardeahem]

It's static AND the airflow. You can hear the wind and see the trees bending. The lipgloss is flying off in a diagonal direction.

[S_Carol]

Those fluffy applicators can really carry a charge, it's definitely static electricity.

[colonelb]

Yep it's the static electricity thing - Steve Mould did a great video on this very thing a while back and demonstrates it with a plasma ball.

[cosmodusty]

“or that you’re in australia” always a safe guess for unexplainable science phenomena

edit: y’all i didn’t miss the joke, yes i know he’s saying she’s upside down, this joke is separate from that lmao good lord

[matthewmcfarland]

"It can... electrons" I feel that.

[Fimbleshanks]

My favorite thing about Australia is definitely the floating lip gloss.

[zairac]

We do a fair amount of charge-based labs in the physics labs that I coordinate. Charge conduction and the triboelectric effect are my guesses here. The spongy, applicator could be something like polyurethane (common soft sponge) with a negative charge affinity of +60 nC/J, while the inside of the plastic container in her other hand might be polypropylene (common cheap milky white plastic) with a negative charge affinity of -90 nC/J. As she pulls the applicator out, the materials experience friction, she does work (the J in the units above) to separate the charges (the nC) and we get (Sponge affinity - Container affinity = Sponge Charge/work done): +60 nC/J - (-90 nC/J) = +150 nC/J on the applicator sponge. Reversing the equation gives us -150 nC/J on the plastic container. As she extrudes the lip gloss, the positively charged sponge draws some electrons off the lip gloss giving it a net positive charge. Since the lip gloss and sponge are both positively charged they repel. If she moves the charged container around near where she is extruding the positively charged lip gloss she should be able to attract the lip gloss toward the container, IF it was the triboelectric effect and not something confined to just the applicator and lip gloss interaction. I'd be interested if anyone could test this... or, I'll look strange at the cosmetics samples in Target next time as I repeatedly squeeze lip gloss upward into the air.

[aprilraejune]

"it can electrons" love it 😂

[jsproductions]

It's definitely just trying to become a silly little guy.

[stabby]

As an Australian I can confirm all our lip glosses float away

[therigaccivlog]

Haven’t you covered this before? You’re absolutely right. Friction of the color and shimmer particles between the applicator and tube creates this weird suction effect! Your lip gloss flies back to the tube!

[i.was.a.teenage.sludge.hippie]

For anyone wondering what the heck the shirt is, it says “Dual Emergence”.

[vtmarik]

It definitely looks like it's drying, expanding, and then getting blown away

[sofiabecerracalvino]

I fucking love your curls so much I'm sorry Hank I can never think of anything else when I watch your videos

[hendricksjoelyahoo]

I love that Hank has started doing these videos and his excel sheets videos.❤

[mogwai_]

This is how I feel like I try to explain things and I think "I sound crazy" but hank sounds crazy and is also smart so I guess I shouldn't be so hard on myself for my crazed ramblings

[cantonripfist]

Maybe it has to do with how windy it is?

[christiebreeechelon]

Omg this happened to me in high school and one other girl saw it. I have been thinking about it for 20 years.