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My attention is on correcting the misinformation presented. I have performed experiments sufficient to prove my points.

As for you being clear but not completely correct. I am fine with focusing on vertical direction.

To jbriggs444: "There is no such thing as a passive force. There is no such thing as an active force. There is no such thing as an action force. There is no such thing as a reaction force. There are only forces. They come in pairs." I will explain what I mean: When a force is applied to a...

I would add that the forces said to be exerted by the container differ from the forces exerted by the water in that they are passive forces. There is also the lateral force exerted by the water resisted by the container.

I am familiar with all you state - I initially acknowledged that which I am debating as textbook. As for the hydraulic jack, its principle is based on the principle that the applied force is transferred as a pressure, not force, a principle that has yet to be verified quantitatively.

It appears my comment went over your head. Look a little closer. Try evaluating the logic of my statement.

Actually Pascal's Barrel is an anecdote-based, qualitative rather than quantitative, experiment/demonstration, as are all demonstrations "confirming" the principle that the force exerted by a liquid against the walls of the container is a function of the hydrostatic pressure rather than being...

There's a hole in your logic (although it is textbook). The hole is the explanation that the liquid exerts a force against the that exceeds its weight because the funnel-shaped sides of the container press partly downward on the water as the water presses (from water pressure) against this...

thank you-that is very interesting

Thanks very much Charles. .

Is the force from a liquid against the horizontal bottom of a container a function of depth and cross sectional area at the bottom only, i.e., computed by the formula Force=unit weight of water x depth x cross sectional area? If so the force could be greater than the weight of water and that...