stackyFACTSYour morning bowl is secretly demonstrating meniscus mechanics. Small floating objects deform the liquid surface slightly, creating tiny slopes. Buoyant objects are helplessly forced to slide up these microscopic hills toward each other, resulting in a soggy, inescapable cluster.
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