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

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
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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