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Unread 07-22-2005, 06:34 AM   #16
RaptorRaider
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Originally Posted by maxSaleen
I used to think the same thing. This is true only in an open system. In a closed system gravity has no effect on flow rates. This is because at some point the water must go down an equal distance it went up. The water "balances" itself on both sides, causing gravity to have no effect on flow rates.
True... hadn't thought about that.
When water goes up in a closed system, it goes down too.
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