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Procedure:
Use the pins to puncture three holes in the bottle. Fill the bottle
with water and allow it to flow out of the bottle. If you cap
the bottle, you can stifle the flow. You can also squeeze the
capped bottle to demonstrate increasing the pressure above the
water.
Explanation:
The static pressure in the bottle increases with depth due to the weight of the water. At any one of the
holes, the difference between the local static pressure and the ambient pressure forces the water out the
hole and the gravitational force then causes it to arc downward. The lower the hole, the higher the static
pressure and therefore the faster the exiting flow (Bernoulli's equation). However, the lower holes are also
closer to the ground and therefore will hit the ground sooner than the slower flows higher up. One can
calculate the optimum hole location by balancing the exit speed (from Bernoulli) with the distance it has
to fall before it hits the ground (using ballistics).
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