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You have two identical large jugs with small holes on the side near the bottom. One jug...

You have two identical large jugs with small holes on the side near the bottom. One jug is filled with water and the other with liquid mercury. The liquid in each jug, sitting on a table, squirts out the side hole into a container on the floor. Which container, the one catching the water or the one catching the mercury, must be closer to the table in order to catch the fluid? Or should they be placed at the same distance? Which jug will empty first, or do they empty at the same time? Explain.

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