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    Oct 21, 2009, 10:10 AM
    Pressure of water down a column
    How does the pressure vary down a water column?. if there are 10 equally interspaced holes of equal cross-section and the water of the column is always filled to brim by some mechanism ,at which hole will the velocity of the water spurting out be the max.?
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    Oct 21, 2009, 10:16 AM

    Pressure is determined by the weight of water above the point in question.
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