Why does sand in the hourglass flow with a relatively even pace not depending on the amount of it left in the upper bulb?

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I’ve just listened to a podcast about time. The speaker said that the flow of the sand doesn’t change but if it was liquid things would be different because of its changing pressure.

Sorry if I phrased it weirdly, English isn’t my first language. Feel free to correct me.

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I’m not so sure it does. Same shape and size opening,would ten times as much sand take ten hours? I imagine the weight on top of the sand affects the flow rate, but they volume we’re working with makes it negligible.

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