"George" george@least wrote in message
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Had you read the information in the FPL post, you'd have the answer
without
having to hypothesize. And it's not greater surface. The side of a straw
is greater in surface than the walls, but the water runs end to end,
anyway.


Read before posting, dummy! Sides of straw greater area than the _ends_ is
what I meant to say. Structure of wood is designed to move fluid up and
down. That's why end grain loses 10-15 times faster than face, which loses
faster than quarter.