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Solidmozza
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Today when I was toying with a water rocket I came upon a strange phenomena. The setup was like this:
I had a 625 mL coke bottle, filled half way with water. The cap had a nice hole in it, about 1.5 cm. I turned the bottle upside down, thinking that the water would just gush out, but low and behold it kept in there, only dripping once every 4 seconds or so. I tried this again, and the same result occurred
So here's my question, why did it do that? Why didnt the water just gush out at once (like it should with the force of gravity acting on it?!) What physics are involved in this?
Thanks :)
I had a 625 mL coke bottle, filled half way with water. The cap had a nice hole in it, about 1.5 cm. I turned the bottle upside down, thinking that the water would just gush out, but low and behold it kept in there, only dripping once every 4 seconds or so. I tried this again, and the same result occurred
So here's my question, why did it do that? Why didnt the water just gush out at once (like it should with the force of gravity acting on it?!) What physics are involved in this?
Thanks :)