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Gravity's clever cheat that lifts liquid uphill just to drop it lower.
means A tube that moves liquid over a barrier and downward using pressure and gravity, no pump required.
from From the Greek siphon, meaning pipe or tube — the word literally is the thing it names.
Uphill trickLiquid climbs first, then falls farther than it rose.
Real driverGravity, not suction, does the actual work.
Soda machinesPressurized soda siphons sparked the named drink, the spritzer.
Pelican paymentPoliticians siphoning funds borrows the same quiet-flow idea.