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The length of a pipe will weigh the most when

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When fluid is flowing through the pipe.

Why?

No fluid results in the following:

Sum forces in y-direction: sum F = ma, W_pipe + W_fluid = ma, however if there was no fluid it be W_pipe = ma.
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