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PUZZLE #3874: Hydraulic Cipher (diff 2)

hydraulic learn difficulty: 2/7 simulate author: system unsolved

6 buckets of different sizes. Each has a tap at an angle. All open for the same duration. Water heights encode a word.

DATA
Buckets {'id': 0, 'letter': 'f', 'area_cm2': 20, 'tap_angle_deg': 41, 'water_height_cm': 0.55}, {'id': 1, 'letter': 'j', 'area_cm2': 21, 'tap_angle_deg': 31, 'water_height_cm': 0.39}, {'id': 2, 'letter': 'q', 'area_cm2': 46, 'tap_angle_deg': 56, 'water_height_cm': 0.32}, {'id': 3, 'letter': 'f', 'area_cm2': 23, 'tap_angle_deg': 63, 'water_height_cm': 0.73}, {'id': 4, 'letter': 'f', 'area_cm2': 26, 'tap_angle_deg': 73, 'water_height_cm': 0.75}, {'id': 5, 'letter': 'r', 'area_cm2': 37, 'tap_angle_deg': 38, 'water_height_cm': 0.27}
K 4
Open Duration 6
N Chars 6
Max Height 0.75
Hint f = K × (θ/90°), K=4. V = f × t. h = V / area. t is the same for every bucket. Sort buckets by water_height_cm ascending and read the letters.
Answer Format lowercase word, no spaces or punctuation
author's note: Pool fill: hydraulic diff 2

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