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13th May 2010 | 16:58

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barit1

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From: flyover country USA

Dont Hang Up and (shudder) wikipedia have it right. Think mercury barometer. Think water barometer (13.6 times as high).

But the flow is driven by Δh. So both gravity and atmospheric pressure are required.

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