# If I drop a bucket of water from a height, what (if anything) happens to the air pressure on the water? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Tags:** science-math\ **Created:** [February 7, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-drop-a-bucket-of-water-from-a-height-what-if-anything-happens-to-the-air-pressure-on-the-water/997259 "2024-02-07T19:22:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-drop-a-bucket-of-water-from-a-height-what-if-anything-happens-to-the-air-pressure-on-the-water/997259/16 "2024-02-09T06:50:34Z")
Well. I took one for science one time. I can tell you what happened. I was standing by my kitchen island eating my raisin bran flakes with exactly 1/2 cup of skim milk. In some weird coincidence a moth flitted around the hanging pendant light. Two Siamese cats decided it would be fun to jump up on the island and up to the light. There-by causing me to jump. In a physics related confabulation, my bowl released from my grip. Went up about 2 feet and crashed down to the granite countertop. Smashing into a million shards. I promptly noticed milk/flakes in my face, hair and shirt. No shards of glass. The pressure was 100% released. Except raisins were on the floor with the shards of glass. I presume their weight or maybe stickiness kept them with the bowl. At about 3 minutes later the pressure was released on my mouth. And curse words emitted. Again 100%. My conclusion: the liquid will fly out into your face. Wear eye protection. And don’t eat cereal with cats stalking the room for flying insects. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-drop-a-bucket-of-water-from-a-height-what-if-anything-happens-to-the-air-pressure-on-the-water/997259)._