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The word comes from the ancient Greek "pneumatikos" - "inflated with air", referring to air. You and I have already learned a lot about air. But his adventures are very diverse! In some, he acts as a hero, in others - a mischievous and pest. And they all say different things about him.

Pilots say: air is what gives support to our wings. Airplanes could not fly without air. Astronomers say: the air is what prevents us from observing the stars. It is cloudy, it trembles, the stars twinkle and blur because of this. Doctors say: air is what we breathe. You can't live without air!

The astronauts say that the air makes it very difficult to land a rocket. She is very hot from friction with the air. If you maneuver incorrectly during landing, you will burn out along with the rocket! Poets say: air is a free and wayward wind. It brings the fragrance of wonderful flowers or blows persistently in our face. And yet he is beautiful!

Pisces... Of course they don't talk. But if only they could, they would say: the air is our death! And engineers say: air is a wonderful worker. True, he is free, volatile, you can’t grab him. But this is the air, so to speak, wild, not attached to the case. But if you collect it, lock it in a suitable dish and squeeze it well ...

Do you doubt? Let's make an experience! Place two heavy books on the table in a "T" shape, one on top of the other. Try blowing them off. What don't fall? And they will not fall, even if they break.

What is pneumatics?

But try to catch the same breath and lock it up. Place a paper bag under the books, or even better - made of polyethylene. The package must be intact, without holes. Hold it with the open end to your mouth and inflate. You can not rush, blow slowly, gradually. The air from the bag still has nowhere to go. In the end, the package will swell and knock over the books!

Author: Galpershtein L.Ya.

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