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When you stick a suction cup on a window you force the air out of the suction cup and you create a high pressure vaccume keeping the suction cup on the window.

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A suction cup is named appropriately. The rubber material is formed into a half sphere and once pressed against a solid structure releases air and attaches to the surface.

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because it is pushed up to the wall by the atmosphere

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Q: Why does a suction cup stick to a window?
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After pressing a suction cup, why does it stick to a surface?

because you are pushing air out of the space between the window and the suction cup


How would you use suction cup in a sentence?

I wouldn't want my last suction cup to slip, just as I reach the top of the window. The geckos have a very clever suction cup design of the soles of their feet.


What make suction cups stick?

A partial vacuum between the compressed suction cup and the flat surface.


How do you improve a suction cup?

You can improve suction it by moisturizing it's edges, this makes it stick to something longer and stronger.


Why doesn't a suction cup hold to a window screen or to a grate?

Because neither the grate or window-screen are smooth surfaces. A suction cup (or similar device) needs a smooth, non-porous surface in order to form an air-tight seal.


What happens when you try to stick a suction cup on a rough surface Why?

as we know that suction pump stick on a smooth non-porous surface but rough surface contains pores due to which suction pump is not able to maintain grip with the rough surface.


Why is a suction cup able to stick to a glass windowpane without falling off?

coz its kissing it


Why do suction cup stick to wet surfaces better than dry surfaces?

No. How well a suction cup sticks to a surface has to do with how will a seal can be formed on the surface. Rough surfaces will not form good seals compared to smooth surfaces which means that suction cups will not stick as well to rough surfaces as they do to smooth surfaces.


Do the streamline Nerf darts stick?

Nerf streamline darts do not stick to any surface. They are just a round rubber tip with no suction cup.


How to Improve suction on a suction cup?

Cut a potato, rub the juice on the suction cup. This really does work. I don't know why.


How does a suction cup hold onto a surface?

Science, baby!!! Because when you push it agains the window, it pushes some of the air out along the edge. Then you release it returning the volume close to that of what is was originally and reducing the pressure in the suction cup. The greater pressure in the atmosphere pushes the suction cup to the window with enough force to make friction on the edges of the keep it from sliding around and to keep it against the window. Suction cups wont work in space because there's no atmosphere.


How does rubber suction pads stick on the walls?

Using suction.