Impossible fishtank.....

[Lonewolfblue]

Anyone see this before, or tried to do anything like it?

http://www.cosmicbuddha.com/adam/archives/002230.html

 

[roka64]

Nope, but it's pretty neat. Thanks for sharing.

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I'd hate to see what happens if one of the seals springs a leak.

 

[GlitcH]

Interesting!

 

[oscarbreeder]

Thats pretty cool.

 

[lmw80]

omg how funky and cool!!

 

[tropicfishman]

theres something to hwo that works! the only thing I can think of is that the water stays in becuase the spout liek things are turned upwards, but even then its still not quite right.....odd.....this is gonna bug me!

 

[Fishyfanatic]

It's posted in the feedback:

The tank works through pretty simple physics - water sinks in air, and air rises through water. Since the holes in the tank are below water, air cannot enter them (we must assume the rest of the tank is air- and water-tight). You can do the same thing at home with a pint glass and a sink full of water. Let all the air out of the glass, and pull it upside down out of the water - you'll pull water up in it until the lip of the glass breaks the surface of the water in the sink.

 

[Jarred Darque]

It's posted in the feedback:

The tank works through pretty simple physics - water sinks in air, and air rises through water. Since the holes in the tank are below water, air cannot enter them (we must assume the rest of the tank is air- and water-tight). You can do the same thing at home with a pint glass and a sink full of water. Let all the air out of the glass, and pull it upside down out of the water - you'll pull water up in it until the lip of the glass breaks the surface of the water in the sink.

A better analogy woudl be the dog bowls, with the two litter bottle fileld with water inverted over it, and as the dog drinks water, more comes out, but the entire bottles doesnt just spill on the floor, imagine the two liter bottle being the fish tank, and the bowl being the feeding station....ya know...new idea for a betta tank..