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[–] yuri@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the cloth attracts it because of the capillary action pulling water into the gaps therein, and capillary action relies on surface tension! i think without outside forces like suction, the liquid in this scenario would never flow against gravity.

i think hahah

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Surface tension doesn't tell you anything about the cloth-water interface.

[–] yuri@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago

i mean it’s literally why liquids wick into cloth