Measuring cylinder and steam turbine: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Measuring cylinder — is part of — Rain gauge. It measures volume.
2. Step 2. Rain gauge — is part of — Weather station. A rain gauge.
3. Step 3. Weather station — has part — Barometer. A barometer.
4. Step 4. Barometer — works like — Manometer. Both measure pressure with a column of liquid: a barometer measures the air around us, a manometer the pressure inside a vessel.
5. Step 5. Manometer — is part of — Boiler. The gauge on a boiler shows the steam pressure — without it the boiler could explode.
6. Step 6. Boiler — is part of — Steam turbine. Steam from the boiler.

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