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Re:A new solution for the "reverse sprinkler" problem by Cheer2171 on Sunday February 04, 2024 @05:24PM (#39255145)
Why can't you just submerge the sprinkler in water and reverse the flow?
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Re:A new solution for the "reverse sprinkler" problem by syllablehq on Sunday February 04, 2024 @05:50PM (#39255344)
Yes that is the experiment. I think when you do that it doesn’t move at all because the effect is tiny so will normally be nullified by friction? And I think the research used very low friction so they could observe the small effect.
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Re:A new solution for the "reverse sprinkler" problem by seventytwo on Sunday February 04, 2024 @05:49PM (#39255337)
That’s what they did
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