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Figure 1 - One of the important properties of water in that it is not compressible. According to Pascal's Law," the force is passed undiminished throughout the confining vessel."

In short, if a 500 ton weight is lifted and left to drop, it creates 500 tons of pressure in the cylinder. The pressure in the egress pipe is magnified using the mechanical advantage equation in reverse.