Amazing water trick? Is this physically possible?

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Amazing water trick?? Is this physically possible??



This vid has became viral recently.

So is this physically possible?! I am skeptical from the way the water behaves when it washes away from the cup's shape.

And the fact that the rest of the guy's uploaded videos are of animation stuff makes it even harder to believe.

But still, even if it is possible to do this using a stickier substance, it would still be very cool!
 
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kudoushinichi88 said:
so is this physically possible?!
nnoo!
 


Nope -- your skeptical instincts are correct. And there's a reason that the ads that scroll by are for magician resources...
 

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