What happens when a rotating sprinkler sucks in water instead of shooting it out?

Voice of Insanity asked:


There are simple sprinklers that have no motor but simply rotate through the force of the water that sprays out.
What happens when you put such a sprinkler into a tub filled with water and attach a pump that sucks water through the sprinkler.
Since it is now sucking in water does that mean it rotates in the other direction? Does it rotate at all?

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Tags: Direction, Insanity, Sprinklers, Sucking, Water Pump, Water Sprinkler

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3 Responses to “What happens when a rotating sprinkler sucks in water instead of shooting it out?”

1. notcha_business09 says:

   May 22, 2009 at 12:12 pm

   sprinkler

   REFUND…thats what happens!!
2. PragmaticAlien says:

   May 25, 2009 at 1:48 am

   sprinkler

   It will rotate in the other direction.
3. timo says:

   May 27, 2009 at 7:40 am

   sprinkler

   it will gurgle