A simple water pump

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No motors for this one, all human power.

Archimedes screw vs a centrifugal vs a piston style pump or anything else the teams can come up with.

First team to pump a certain amount of water wins.

-- John Dillon (jtdiii@mediaone.net), January 13, 2001

Answers

the only problem with an archimedes screw is that its only a low level lift, no pressure pump..it could almost be considered a water elevator!

-- tim (milehiharley@hotmail.com), January 13, 2001.

How about a water ram. A device that uses the energy of falling water to pump water.

-- Vaughn Ellis (vrellis@hotmail.com), February 26, 2001.

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