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    Archimedes invented a simple water pump. The pump works by wrapping a rubber tube around a rod or pipe and rotating it with the bottom end submerged in water. As the rod rotates, water travels up the tube and flows out the upper end into a basin held above, pumping water to a higher level with minimal effort.

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    Archimedes invented a simple water pump. The pump works by wrapping a rubber tube around a rod or pipe and rotating it with the bottom end submerged in water. As the rod rotates, water travels up the tube and flows out the upper end into a basin held above, pumping water to a higher level with minimal effort.

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    Archimedes invented a simple water pump. The pump works by wrapping a rubber tube around a rod or pipe and rotating it with the bottom end submerged in water. As the rod rotates, water travels up the tube and flows out the upper end into a basin held above, pumping water to a higher level with minimal effort.

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    Archimedes Pump

    rchimedes is said to have invented this simple way to pump water to a


    higher level. It was actually widely used in ancient times.
    Wrap a rubber tube around a rod or piece of pipe, fastening it down with tape,
    as shown. When the lower end of the pipe or rod is placed in a bowl of water
    and rotated, the water will travel up the tube to flow out the upper end into a
    basin held below it.

    Martin Gardner, Hendersonville, NC 28792

    Symbols and Units in First-Year Physics

    Vol. 37, Jan. 1999

    THE PHYSICS TEACHER

    41

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