Appendix D When physics should conform to beliefs: pierced bottles

Abstract

The remarkable thing about the problem presented here is its great age, and the historical frequency of its associated errors, despite the long-established clarifications in the literature. This is in a sense a case of cultural obstinacy, the error in this case.

For more details see: Planinšič G., Uck e C. & Viennot L. (2011) Holes in a bottle filled with water: which water jet has the largest range? Muse project of the EPS-PED (www.eps.org, select Education and then select MUSE). See also Planinšič G. & Viennot L. (2011) Jets and inverted jets: a matter of differences 2011 (www.eps.org, select Education and then select MUSE).