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Easily estimate the flow rates of liquids! Rob shows you how
By Rob Cockerham Posted 01.22.2009 at 1:01 pm 0 Comments

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Only marginally concerned with the actual utility of such a project, I recently embarked upon a quest to record and illustrate the rate of water flows. Would you like to measure the rate of a dripping faucet, but lack the sophisticated equipment required? Do not despair! Armed with a gallon jug and a stopwatch, I have prepared an easy-to-use water-flow estimation guide.

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