Water is just endlessly fascinating.
When I was recently at the ThinkTank science museum in Birmingham, UK, they had water fountains that you could balance balls on, like so:
Even though it was raining, you can probably imagine how much time I spent there… But I made a video for you so you can enjoy it, too. Have fun!
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