So like really trying to force water around it the water would have no where to go what would happen?
Basically, the water would be held inside the bucket in the shape of the bucket without getting the bucket wet, because the hydrophobic coating would prevent the water from touching the bucket, however the water would still touch the hydrophobic coating, it just will not stick to the hydrophobic coating.
Like, on the inside of the bucket? It’ll still hold water like normal.
However if you put it on the outside of the bucket nothing changes at all and this comment is a pointless thief of your time and attention. Sorry.
I desperately want to know what you were imagining might happen when you asked this question.
The long awaited invention of anti-gravity.
A hovering blobb of liquid, equidistant from each wall, most likely.
Like magnets
That’s basically what you get, but the distance from each wall is about an atom thick.
Hey, that atom thick distance allows the water to not stick to the coating.
Not a blobb, an orb
The bucket would be dry.
Do… you think a coating repels water a foot away like some sort of anti-water magnet…?
How do you think Jesus walked on water?
You’d have a bucket of water I’m pretty sure
The coating just keeps water from ‘sticking’ to it or from soaking in to cloth etc. it doesn’t do anything special aside from that, you’d just have a normal bucket of water in this case
which would probably pour the water out better than normal bucket due to less droplets still sticking in it.
Probably yeah. I seem to remember some sort of YouTube science video doing something like this.
Pretty sure you’d get one big bead of water. Something much more interesting are superfluids.
Well the bucket would get very scared.
hydrophobia is no laughing matter. 😂
well then, why are you laughing?!
You ever use a paper cup? That’s basically what they are.
Made me think of the LiquiGlide ketchup video from a few years ago.
Did this stuff ever get used anywhere or just vaporware?
The water disappears
It’ll stay empty of course. If make a big enough bucket to stand in and you could go deep sea diving without an airtank.
try covering yourself with oil and waiting for rain
What would happen if you lather yourself in soap so you’re really slippery and then you sit in a bath?
Actually you’d probably hurt yourself getting into the bath so maybe don’t try this.
I think with a jump and just the right angle of entry you can probably slide down the sloping face …and probably end up with two broken legs and a tap half-way up your asshole.
Maybe I’ve been watching too much Looney tunes
Don’t listen to the jeering goons, OP. Keep asking questions. 🤜🤛
