Inventor Makes Water Flow Uphill

Inspired by the mind-bending art of MC Escher, inventor James Dyson has created an impossible waterfall that appears to make water flows uphill.

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May 23, 2003, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Inventor James Dyson, he of the bagless vacuum cleaner, has stolen the headlines from the gardeners at this year's Chelsea Flower Show with his 'Wrong Garden'. A set of four glass ramps positioned in a square clearly show water travelling up each of them before it pours off the top, only to start again at the bottom of the next ramp. It is a sight which defies logic, and has become probably the most memorable image of this year's show...could the uphill feature become a common sight around the country, either in people's gardens or as features in public squares?"

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FULL STORY: How does Dyson make water go uphill?

Thursday, May 22, 2003 in BBC News

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