How to Make Dry Water...Weird Experiment Makes Water That's Not Wet

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Published 2019-05-30
In this video I show you how to make dry water! I show you why water is "wet" and if it is possible to actually make dry water! I use a fumed silica to from a protective layer around micro-droplets of water so that they separated like grains of sand. The end product is a really weird solution of water droplets that form a powder-like liquid, or a liquid-like powder.

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All Comments (21)
  • "the problem with water is once you dry it you don't have any water left" - Action Lab 2019
  • As a formulation chemist that works with different types of fumed silica, I cant believe you didnt do this in a hood or at least didn't wear a mask while handling this stuff. Not stuff you want to breathe in
  • @liaester3390
    "Water is wet because it can wet things" Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes
  • @burtlux3736
    He is the first man that tryed to blend water but still maneged to look smart.
  • Doesn't adding something to the liquid water, in effect, make it not water?
  • @ojeritoayala
    Action Lab now: Dry Water Action Lab tomorrow: Creating an interdimensional wormhole
  • My brain is going "Its powder, no it's liquid, no it's powder" atm and I'm just wondering if i can drink it.
  • It's like he lives in my head. Every single experiment is extremely interesting, entertaining and educational.
  • @anilithl
    vsauce: solving the mysteries of paradoxes and things the action lab: blending water
  • Water presentation that I didn't prepare for: Me: water is wet because it can wet things
  • @GDO9099
    “It doesn’t even get me wet or sticky at all”
  • Gordon : give me water *drinks water* Gordon : it's dry!!! Action lab : I can explain..
  • Wow. I wonder how many more people are going to quote the "water is wet" statement without checking the comments section first to see if someone already said it. HINT: A LOT of people have already said it!
  • Can you tell me what brand of fumed silica you’re using? I tried this as well but my fumed silica seemed hydrophilic!!!