Fluids > Statics > Pressure

DCS# 2B20.40

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PASCAL'S VASES

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APPARATUS

Pascal's vases	202-16-B
beaker of water with food coloring	101-01-C
video camera	202-09-D

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DESCRIPTION

Partly fill the vessel with water and the level will be the same in each of the differently shaped tubes, showing that the pressure depends only on depth and not on the volume or diameter or shape of the container.