I thougt you might find this post of interest. It comes from Deja/Alt.
Physics
Here it goes.
Herald Express, July 6, 1995, page 19. (local paper in Torbay, Devon)
Main Heading
Eureka!
Picture headers, text and pictures removed.
A Revolutionary breakthrough claimed by a Paignton man is to be
investigated by top scientists.
Ideas man Andrew K Fletcher claims he has disproved a fundamental law
of physics dating back to the 17th
century.
And impressed by the historic experiment at Overgang cliff, Brixham, to
raise water 78 feet without the
support of any artificial aids,
John Hunt, Senior forestry Officer for Devon and Somerset who witnessed
the experiment's success last
Friday said: 'It was quite impressive.
The rule that water will only rise 32 feet under atmospheric pressure
when in a column was effectively
disproved."
But Mr Hunt explained that he is a professional forester not a
scientist and a report on the experiment would
be sent to the Forestry commission 's Alice Holt Research Station,
near Farnham in Surrey, for further investigation.
Mr Fletcher's experiment involves a long water filled plastic tube,
strung up the cliffside with both open ends
placed in two filled demijohns. A small amount of a salt solution is
added at the top of the tube before it is
completely filled with water, this acts as a liquid pulley says Mr
Fletcher, lifting water from one demijohn to
the other, thereby disproving Torriceli's 17th century law.
This explains how trees can raise water to their tops beyond the 32
feet limit."
said an ecstatic Mr Fletcher. He believes that the discovery also
suggests a mechanism by which all life on
earth has evolved from the ground.
Sub Heading in bold.
Cliff experiment pulls plug on 300 year old law of physics
Andrew K Fletcher
Use as you may.
Regards Slavek
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