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Ejecting Water from a Smartwatch

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Making electronics water-resistant can be a challenge, but as this Slow Mo Guys video demonstrates, engineers have some clever ways to deal with unwanted liquids. The Apple Watch, for example, uses its speakers to eject water that gets into the watch during immersion. As seen above, the vibration of the speakers ejects most of the water as tiny droplets. Occasionally, surface tension makes this tough and drops instead coalesce on the watch’s surface. To counter this tendency, the speakers sometimes pause, allowing water to collect before they begin vibrating again. (Video and image credit: The Slow Mo Guys)

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