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r, plus the weightof the plate itself. This upward pres-sure of liquids is man-ifested when you raisethe tubular stopperin a bath tub full ofwater. The waterrushes up the tube byreason of the pressureof the surroundingwater. 111. Liquidsseek their ownLevel.—If we have several communicating vessels,… … PRESSURE IN LIQUIDS 95 expect this, for if we imagine for a moment that we havesucceeded in filling one vessel without filling the others,and look at the pressures, we shall find an impossible stateof affairs. The liquid in the first vessel will be unsupportedat the outlet into the second vessel.…
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