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Why Towels Get Stiff When Air-Dried

Why do towels get stiff when dried outside? It's physics! Capillary forces are to blame. But how do they get soft again? Authors: ZDF/Terra X/Björn Raddatz/Daniela Busch/Maximilian Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/TerraX

Why Does Your Foot Fall Asleep?

Have you ever been sitting criss cross applesauce for so long that your foot falls asleep? It can feel like pins and needles but why does this happen? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/producer/ab74e560-21e6-11e8-9e5c-976417fdd1d9 Life Noggin is a weekly animated educational serie

ScienceCasts: Space Coffee

Advances in the understanding of how fluids behave in low gravity is key to spacecraft operations. A long-awaited spin-off is an excellent cup of coffee in space. For updates from the International Space Station go to http://www.nasa.gov/station Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Click here