Everyone Was Wrong About Maximum Siphon Height

Steve Mould • August 31, 2025

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Learn more about Jane Street internships at https://jane-st.co/internship25-SM Everyone says the maximum height for a drinking straw is 10.33m, but it's not. I found out by making the tallest possible siphon. Veritasium straw video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUmZrtiXDik Periodic videos siphon in a vacuum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F4i9M3y0ew Veritasium trees video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BickMFHAZR0 You can buy my books here: https://stevemould.com/books You can support me on Patreon and get access to the exclusive Discord: https://www.patreon.com/stevemould Twitter: http://twitter.com/moulds Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevemouldscience/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevemouldscience/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/stevemould Buy nerdy maths things: http://mathsgear.co.uk