However, only part of the water in the tube flowed out, and the level of the water inside the tube stayed at an exact level, which happened to be 10.3 m (34 ft), the same height Baliani and Galileo had observed that was limited by the siphon.
Kuitenkin vain osa vedestä tuli ulos, ja veden pinta putken sisällä pysyi tarkasti 10,3 metrin tasolla, samalla korkeudella jonka Baliani ja Galileo olivat havainneet rajoittavan lapon käyttöä.