You could siphon it, or as one person pointed out use capillary effects. However, siphoning it requires you to go to a lower point, not a higher one. You can't get something for nothing. Energy must be put into the system to move water uphill.
2007-05-03 05:26:11
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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There is a device called a hydraulic ram.
Not a pump. It uses the principle of converting the momentum of a large volume of water moving in a pipe, to create a high pressure. This allows a smaller volume water to be pushed to a higher level. As I recall it has one moving part and requires no electricity.
2007-05-03 01:26:40
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answered by charley128 5
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The fact that you want to "pump" implies machines of one type or another. You could haul buckets of water with a mule, but that's not pumping. You could splash/blow it out, but that's not pumping either. (Keep in mind that if you blow water through a tube, for example, the air compresses a lot easier than the water, so it will take a lot of air).
- Water always seeks it's own level (goes as low as possible).
- Water always takes the path of least resistance. (It will wear out mud before it will wear out concrete.
You have to overcome one or both, so a force must be exerted upon it.
2007-05-02 18:39:39
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answered by narrfool 3
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I guess it depends on how you define the word "pump". Energy must be added to the water to get it to go up, if you don't include evaporation and condensation as "pumping", this might be an exception to the rule (technically).
2007-05-02 23:10:25
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answered by Nels N 7
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Moses did it.
2007-05-02 18:33:25
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answered by Anonymous
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capillary action??
2007-05-02 23:01:10
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answered by Les W 1
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