why is water slippery?

Subject: why is water slippery?

Date: Thu Aug 11 12:37:26 2005
Posted by Ardis
Grade level: K-3 School: Groton Public Library
City: Groton State/Province: MA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1123781846.Ph

Message:


This is from a four year old child.  Being a children's librarian and not a 
scientist or reference librarian, I can only guess that it has something to do 
with surface tension and the materials involved.
Please help- I need an answer a four-year old can understand.

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