Why Is Water Slippery?

Maggie Koerth-Baker, FiveThirtyEight: Science & Health
Fri, 05/11/2018 - 6:01am

The questions that kids ask about science aren’t always easy to answer. Sometimes, their little brains can lead to big places that adults forget to explore. That is what inspired our series Science Question From A Toddler, which uses kids’ curiosity as a jumping-off point to investigate the scientific wonders that adults don’t even think to ask about.

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