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Lift is the aerodynamic/hydrodynamic force on a body moving through a fluid that opposes the force of gravity. DO NOT USE THIS TAG for elevators. For aerostatic/hydrostatic lift in fluidstatics use the [buoyancy] tag instead. For EM forces use the [levitation] tag instead.

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Why is a piece of paper lifted upward even when blown below?

This resulting pressure gradient is the source of lift in the second case. I hope this answers your question. … Here a couple of links: How is lift generated due to Coanda effect? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coand%C4%83_effect …
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