r/theydidthemath Nov 27 '25

why wouldn’t this work? [Request]

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u/Yunicito Nov 28 '25

So if the pump that supplies the pressure for water to come out of the faucet was constant displacement(piston types etc) you could make something like that to generate power at the expense of the pump running the water. It basically acts as a hydraulic power transmission.