how water can defy gravity

Question

I recently soaked my sons onesie overnight in water and oxiclean. The legs and feet were sticking out of the bowl onto the counter. The next morning most of the water had traveled up and out though the legs (this bowl was not short either, it was part
Of our salad spinner.)

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Answer 1

the smaller the cross sectional area of the fluid flow, the stronger surface tension forces are compared to gravity. Stick pipes of varying diameters inside a large container of water. The water level will do up relative to the water in the container, and the smallest diameter pipe will have the highest water level.