The Power of Pascal's Law

You are strong enough to lift a car with one foot because liquids are impossible to squish.

It is called Pascal’s Law and it is basically a cheat code for physics. When you push on

a trapped fluid, that pressure shoots out equally in all directions. That is why hydraulic

presses can crush anything and why tapping your brake pedal stops a two-ton vehicle.

It is different from air, which is squishy and used for fast things like nail

guns. Whether it is thick honey or flowing water, fluids are the reason

we can float massive steel ships and power heavy machinery without breaking a sweat.