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Monday, 5 September 2011

Centrifugal Pump

This experiment would most definitely have been easier with a longer stick but you've got to make do with what you've got I guess! I had to slow down the video so you can see and I made it short so you don't die of boredom but we really managed to pump a lot of water because the walls were drenched!

This works because by spinning the straw you spin the water. If an object is spinning then it a force acts pushing the object outward, in this case up and out of the straw. vaccum cleaners and washing machines actually work the same way! So... Yeah! Till next time ;)

Ps. Does the sound work? That was supposed to be hilarious... Well maybe I'm a little tired, mildly amusing at the very least!

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