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Matej asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 3 months ago

If firehose has 150psi and 100gpm and tap water has 50psi and 3gpm does that mean that the firehose water stream is 100x stronger than tap? ?

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  • 3 months ago

    I don’t know what “stronger” means here. The fire hose has three times the pressure, and 33 times the flow rate. That would imply 100 times the power.

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