Understand the Principle of Water Seeking its Own Level

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Hold both ends of the clear tubing side-by-side, vertically, allowing the water inside to settle. Observe that the water level in both ends of the tubing will naturally equalize, regardless of how high or low each end is held relative to the other. This demonstrates the fundamental principle that water seeks its own level.

Goal: Observe how water in connected tubes naturally settles at the same elevation

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Clear Tubing — To demonstrate the leveling principle

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your air bubbles out. Okay, now once you have all your air bubbles out, pick your hose up, plug the end, grab your other end. After you got all the bubbles out, you want to make sure that your level's accurate. So, hold them up. It doesn't matter the length on these ends. Just hold it, let the water do its thing. As you can see, the water's at the same level. And here's how you actually use it. I'm going to use the bottom of the siding as my reference mark. I'm going to move the tube up and down to make sure that the water stays on my reference mark. My

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