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More experiments with the floating water bridge

Abstract
When high voltage is applied to distilled water filled into two beakers close to each other, a water connection forms spontaneously, giving the impression of a floating water bridge (Fuchs et al 2007 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 40 6112-4; Fuchs et al 2008 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 41 185502-7). This phenomenon is of special interest, since it comprises a number of phenomena currently tackled in modern water science. The water transport through the bridge, optical properties, pH behavior and the dynamics of this bridge as well as related additional phenomena are presented and discussed.