Can YOU solve these Tricky Hydrostatic Physics Puzzles? | Hydrostatic Paradox + more

Three tricky hydrostatics physics puzzles / problems are introduced, the solution is going to be covered in the second part. The first is the famous hydrostatic paradox, the hydrostatic paradox involves some initially strange forces due to equal pressures even with different volumes. This is a great physics problem

The second is the famous ping pong ball and golf ball balance. It is counterintuitive to those not experienced with fluid statics. Hydrostatics are really quite tricky (it even has the hydrostatic paradox named after it). I believe this is in 200 Puzzling Physics Problems which is quite a coincidence (since the names are similar). Also this was in the Moscow Physics Olympiad a long time ago. International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) really have some great problems.

The third is a puzzling perpetual motion machine. Nothing seems wrong with it, except that it produces infinite energy which doesn't make sense. Another great, tricky physics problem.

These hydrostatic physics puzzles are very fun. There are many more! I encourage you to find more on your own :D.

This video was sort of inspired by veritasium's puzzling physics problems that he uploaded a while back.

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