Eli5 how do water droplets work

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No matter how much water there is a water droplet stays the same size. Is this something to do with gravity. Once the water droplet gats too heavy the is too much force for it to continue hanging and it falls. It’s just got me bamboozled.

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It’s to do with air.

If you have a droplet that’s too big, then it falling through the air will cause air resistance, making the droplet act like a parachute and balloon out. Except, water isn’t held together the way a parachute is, it’s only held together by the pretty weak bonds that cause surface tension, so the droplet just falls apart.

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