The Wide World of Fluids article titled "Giraffe's blood pressure,".

(a) Determine the change in hydrostatic pressure in a giraffe's head as it lowers its head from eating leaves \(6 \mathrm{~m}\) above the ground to getting a drink of water at ground level as shown in Fig. P2.17. Assume the specific gravity of blood is \(S G=1\).

(b) Compare the pressure change calculated in part (a) to the normal \(120 \mathrm{~mm}\) of mercury pressure in a human's heart.

Figure P2.17

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6 m Water