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The quantitative study of how fluids (gases and liquids) move.

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How is sweating a pipe an example of capillary action?

When you were sweating the pipes, the solder was not only flowing with gravity. It was also being drawn sideways, up, and around to fill the very small gap between the pipe and the fitting. This is …
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