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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: Ray on 23/02/2010 10:30:02

Title: Will a siphon work in a vacuum?
Post by: Ray on 23/02/2010 10:30:02

Ray asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Will a siphon work in a vacuum?

What do you think?

Title: Will a siphon work in a vacuum?
Post by: Vern on 23/02/2010 11:11:18

I suspect that it will not. Vacuum does not pull. Pressure pushes.

Title: Will a siphon work in a vacuum?
Post by: syhprum on 23/02/2010 11:51:27

No

Title: Will a siphon work in a vacuum?
Post by: chris on 23/02/2010 13:54:48

We discussed "how does a siphon work?" (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=17612) previously; the comments there should provide a comprehensive answer to this question too

Title: Will a siphon work in a vacuum?
Post by: thedoc on 13/04/2010 18:06:03

Go to the podcast page. (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/show/2010.04.11/)
or [chapter podcast=2549 track=10.04.11/Naked_Scientists_Show_10.04.11_6052.mp3](https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenakedscientists.com%2FHTML%2Ftypo3conf%2Fext%2Fnaksci_podcast%2Fgnome-settings-sound.gif&hash=f2b0d108dc173aeaa367f8db2e2171bd) Listen to the Answer Now[/chapter] or [download as MP3] (http://nakeddiscovery.com/downloads/split_individual/10.04.11/Naked_Scientists_Show_10.04.11_6052.mp3)