Timeline for How does the vertical distance beneath the surface of a fluid create pressure? (thought problem)
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| Oct 11, 2016 at 20:07 | comment | added | user126422 | is certainly not the weight of the water just above you | |
| Oct 11, 2016 at 18:51 | comment | added | bpedit | Not sure what the counter example is. Also, the "usual" argument is that the pressure is DUE to the weight of the water above. Weight is a force, pressure is force per unit area. I added a sentence to my explanation, does that address your concern? | |
| Oct 11, 2016 at 18:47 | history | edited | bpedit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
clarity addition
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| Oct 11, 2016 at 17:40 | comment | added | user126422 | I agree with you, but this implies that the usual argument that it pressure is the "weight of the water column above" is oversimplified, The example given by the OP is a counterexample. | |
| Oct 11, 2016 at 16:50 | history | answered | bpedit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |