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ELI5: What exactly is happening when you squirt one drop of Dawn in a pot of greasy water, and all the grease radiates away to the sides of the pot?

Bonus points if you can explain to me why it's so damn satisfying.
gpt
There is a layer of oil floating on the surface of the water. The water holds together and the oil rests on top. 

The soap molecule attracts oil on one end and water on the other. When the soap connects with the water it breaks the surface tension and the oil moves to the outside. It's like if you were hanging on a rope bridge and the middle broke and you swung to the side. 

Anyway, this happens with all soaps. Dawn is not special. If soap didn't do this it wouldn't clean.