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Mystery #4Tier 2water / viscosity

Why is honey so much thicker than water?

Tip a glass of water and it splashes out instantly. Tip a jar of honey and it oozes out in a slow golden ribbon. Both are liquids, so why does one pour in a flash and the other crawl?

Honey being poured in a slow, thick golden ribbon.
Photo: Alabama Extension · CC0 (public domain) · via Wikimedia Commons

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