This document discusses fluid mechanics and viscosity. It begins by defining a fluid and explaining that fluids deform continuously under shear forces rather than resist deformation like solids. It then discusses viscosity, defining it as a fluid's resistance to flow. Viscosity exists due to molecular collisions and momentum transfer between layers of a fluid. Methods for measuring viscosity include viscometers that apply shear stresses between fluid layers. Viscosity affects fluid dynamics, causes drag, and is accounted for in the Navier-Stokes equations.
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