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Old 27-02-2008, 05:06 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren Nick Maclaren is offline
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Default Tree sap question


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| 'Tain't so. Sounds plausible, until you think about it. If that
| were so, how would the sap reach the top of a 50' tree? Even a
| vacuum will raise water only 30'.
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| Then try Osmosis. It's very powerful, and not limited to 30'
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| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmosis

An old and good physical rule is that, if your explanation allows
you to construct a perpetual motion machine, your explanation is
wrong.

Osmosis still requires energy to drive it.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.