Consider a bucket of water with two holes of equal area through which water is discharged. The water can flow out through hole ( B ), at the bottom, or through the down-spout, which begins at the top ( T ) and has its opening the same distance below the water level as the center of hole ( B).

  \-------------------------/
   \                       /
    \                     /__
     \                  T/--+|
      \                 /   ||
       \               /    ||
    ____\             /     ||
    -----\B          /      ||
          \---------/

Ignoring any friction effects, out of which opening will the water flow faster, and why?

B... gravity says that the water will come out of B faster becaus ethere is more pressure on the water at the BOTTOM...

makes sense...

Posted by drew on 2006-10-26 14:17:27