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Monday, April 14, 2008

The ideal gas law

The ideal gas law says that pressure multiplied by volume divided by temperature is constant. This is the scientific law that explains why our drink will stay suspended in a thin tube (straw) when we hold our finger over one end. The pressure of the air at the open bottom is sufficient to support the weight of the column of liquid.

Well.. At Kyle's Birthday lunch yesterday, he was introduced to this law...

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