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Why two holes are made in a sealed tin can to take out oil from it?

Two holes are made in a sealed tin can to take out oil from it because when oil comes out of one hole then the pressure inside the tin becomes less than the atmospheric pressure, soon the oil stops flowing out.

When two holes are made then air keeps entering the tin through the other hole and maintains the pressure inside.


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