The diameters of the axially symmetric streams of two Newtonian liquids of different viscosities falling vertically under gravity have been measured as a function of the distance from the nozzle. The measurements have been compared with two theories, (I, II) based on different approximations. Theory I leads to a second-order ordinary differential equation and theory II gives an asymptotic solution of theNavier-Stokes equations. It was found that the first approach was sufficient to explain the measurements in the high viscosity liquid (30,000 cS) but the asymptotic solution was needed to explain the low viscosity (1,000 cS) measurements.