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  2. Siphuncle - Wikipedia

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    Simplified structure and mechanism of cephalopodic siphuncle. The siphuncle is used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows. [2] To perform this task, the cephalopod increases the saltiness of the blood in the siphuncle, and the water moves from the more dilute chamber into the blood through osmosis.

  3. Pythagorean cup - Wikipedia

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    Cross section of a ceramic Pythagorean cup. A Pythagorean Cup (also known as a Pythagoras Cup, Greedy Cup, Cup of Justice, Anti Greedy Goblet or Tantalus Cup) is a practical joke device in a form of a drinking cup, credited to Pythagoras of Samos.

  4. Whilton Locks - Wikipedia

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    The locks at Buckby were all built with side ponds, to conserve water. These are maintained at an intermediate level between the upper and lower pound. When a lock is emptying, water from the top of the lock fills the side pond, and the rest is then discharged to the lower pound.

  5. State to probe why Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline ...

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    Emptying of the reservoir began in February after a tear in the floating cover measuring several feet allowed debris, bird droppings and other objects to enter the water supply.

  6. How to Water Pothos the Right Way (So It Thrives for ... - AOL

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    Place the pot in a bowl of water, and let the plant draw the water up through the pot's drainage holes. This process usually takes about 10 to 30 minutes, but always check to see if the soil feels ...

  7. How years of corruption and mismanagement led to LA running ...

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    The water shortage was the result of years of mismanagement of LA's water system — including a federal indictment of a leader and ... The first was empty before 5 p.m. The last was trained by 3 ...

  8. Torricelli's law - Wikipedia

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    where is the initial height of the water level and is the total time taken to drain all the water and hence empty the vessel. This formula has several implications. If a tank with volume V {\displaystyle V} with cross section A {\displaystyle A} and height H {\displaystyle H} , so that V = A H {\displaystyle V=AH} , is fully filled, then the ...

  9. Dewatering - Wikipedia

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    Pumps being used to dewater a spillway at Baldhill Dam. Dewatering / d iː ˈ w ɔː t ər ɪ ŋ / is the removal of water from a location. This may be done by wet classification, centrifugation, filtration, or similar solid-liquid separation processes, such as removal of residual liquid from a filter cake by a filter press as part of various industrial processes.