Perpetual motion machine #4

Cylinder machine

How it doesn't work!

The problem here is an often neglected fact about floatation - water pressure is greater at lower depths. In position two the lower cylinder will have greater pressure on it. The air in the lower cylinder will be more compressed, therefore it will generate less upthrust (since it will displace less water). The system will, therefore, stick in this position.
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