The Greedy Cup Has Become Even More Devious

Summary by Krater

The video examines how siphons work by testing the traditional siphon cup alongside a newly designed 'devious Pythagoras cup' with hidden internal channels, demonstrating that siphons function even in a vacuum and through a chain effect.

From the video

Answers: How does a siphon work and how can you make a hidden-channel Pythagoras cup using a 3D printer?

• Pythagoras cup siphon effect
• Physics of siphons
• Siphoning in a vacuum
• Chain pull siphon mechanism
• 3D printing complex fluid designs

What it concludes

• Siphons can operate successfully inside a vacuum.
• A siphon works through a combination of factors including atmospheric pressure, gravity, cohesion, and surface tension, rather than any single effect alone.
• The flow of a siphon once initiated is maintained by the different fluid pressures at the tube openings.