RE: [at-l] Mt Washington winds

["L. Clayton Parker" <lparker@cacaphony.net>]

No, sucked out is right. It is a vacuum caused by a venturi effect - the
same principal that those hose end sprayers work off of. The fast moving
stream of air (or water) moving past the narrow opening produces a vacuum
that drags air (or water) out of the opening.

Lee I Joe


>      I recall hearing this somewhere. But I think the better answer might
>      be having the water "pushed" out, via pressurization of the
> building's
>      interior. Anyone?
>

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