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Hydraulic Press

Press a small piston and lift a big load — Pascal's law made tangible.

About this simulation

Two connected pistons of different area share one fluid; a force on the small piston multiplies onto the large one by the area ratio, lifting a heavy load. Because the fluid volume is conserved, the big piston rises only as far as the force is magnified — force traded for distance, energy conserved.