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When we try to close a water tap with our fingers, fast jets of water gush through the openings between our fingers.

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This is due to the continuity equation of flow of the liquids. When we close the water tap, the area of cross-section decreases and according to the equation of continuity (aυ= constant), the velocity of flow of the liquid increases.
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