We can understand how pressure inwater depends on depth by

Chapter 5, Problem 89

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We can understand how pressure inwater depends on depth by consideringa stack of bricks. The pressurebelow the bottom brick is determinedby the weight of the entirestack. Halfway up the stack, thepressure is half because the weight ofthe bricks above is half. To explainatmospheric pressure, we should consider compressiblebricks, like foam rubber. Why?

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