Eli5, how does siphoning liquid from a low point over a high point and then to a low point again work.

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Eli5, how does siphoning liquid from a low point over a high point and then to a low point again work.

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the liquid from the low point to the high point weights less the the liquid from the high point to the lower point

so the liquid on the light side gets “pulled*” by the liquid on the heavy
side

really pushed by air pressure, but hey ..