How to Make a Perfect Square of Water

Lori Dorn
July 22, 2020

Dan of The Action Lab (previously) shared how to make a perfect square of water by laying a water-repelling coating on a stainless steel surface. He also demonstrated that this ultrahydrophobic coating can be used to create other shapes and how a simple drop of soap can undo the whole thing.

In this video I show you how to make square water using a superhydrophobic coating on stainless steel. I talk about surface tension and how to change the surface tension using soap.

Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.