Charge two cups of deionised water with 20 KV, and a stable thread of water appears between the anode and cathode. This experiment has been known for more than a century, though the precise mechanism is still not perfectly understood. Glycerol also works, but the bridge is thicker and more viscous, as you might expect.<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtXrpgjHCPk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtXrpgjHCPk</a>