Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/363 - At the Mountain Top/Solution

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 * At the Mountain Top

Solution

 * The surface of water, or other liquid, is always spherical, and the greater the sphere is the less is its convexity.
 * The spherical surface of the water must, therefore, be less above the brim of the vessel
 * and consequently it will hold less at the top of a mountain than at the bottom.
 * This applies to any mountain whatsoever.