Trello is running on a diesel generator and may go down at anytime

Re:Trello is running on a diesel generator and may go down a... by jlgreco on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @10:55PM (#4720929)

I remember it being 30' for water, but it should be a bit more for diesel (since diesel is not as dense as water). Mercury, an obviously much denser fluid, can only be pulled up by a vacuum a much shorter distance (around 760 millimeters iirc).

Still, the extra height isn't going to buy you much.

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Re:Trello is running on a diesel generator and may go down a... by mhp on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @11:58PM (#4721100)

When I was carrying buckets of diesel up the stairs, I did notice that it was a lot lighter than water. Still not great after 17 flights, but a lot lighter than a bucket full of water.

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Re:Trello is running on a diesel generator and may go down a... by ISL on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @01:32PM (#4724066)

I should've remembered the density difference...

According to omniscient Wikipedia, diesel is 83% the density of water, so the 33 feet that water can be lifted via suction becomes ~38'.

The Trieste used the buoyancy of (incompressible) gasoline to enable a return trip from the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

Strong work lifting all that fuel!

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