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Unread 08-01-2002, 02:01 PM   #94
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Originally posted by airspirit
Ah, so you see: in the case of the sprinkler it is being ejected at an angle and in the case of the block it is being SUCKED at an angle (re: the force arrows above). Pushing and pulling are the same thing in the end: a force in the direction of travel.
Looking forward to your experiment!

Still (I maintain) the water will tend to flow straight out:

green: cross-section of suction
purple splatter: turbulent area resulting from suction
blue: dead spot
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