Does the Cheerio Effect Occur in Zero-Gravity?

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Does the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerio_effect" happen in zero-G?
 
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In zero-g, liquids will form into floating bubbles. You could place two small objects on the surface of such a bubble and they would probably attract each other.