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		Cheer2171 on Feb 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A new solution for the "reverse sprinkler" problem Why can't you just submerge the sprinkler in water and reverse the flow?

syllablehq on Feb 4, 2024 | [–]

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.

seventytwo on Feb 4, 2024 | [–]

That’s what they did

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