ArchitectureWeek - Puzzler Question #171

Quiz . 12 November 2003


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You ask the gas company for service to a building in construction at a pressure of 2 pounds per square inch (13,800 pascal). The gas company would rather supply gas at 5 psi (34,500 pascal) because they say it costs them less. Why?

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