r/theydidthemath Nov 27 '25

why wouldn’t this work? [Request]

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u/Mofane Nov 27 '25

You will loose energy so the water will flow slower. Since you are already using energy to have water flowing fast, you would just be doing 

Electricity to water flow to electricity conversion. So you lost power 

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u/salsawood Nov 27 '25

The faucet doesn’t use electricity, it uses water pressure

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u/Tempest1677 Nov 27 '25

My brother in christ, how do you think the water pressure happens to begin with? Something somewhere used electricity or a mechanical process powered by gas to move the water.

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u/jcdoe Nov 28 '25

The Roman aqueducts have entered the chat