We analyze the non-Newtonian behavior of a liquid draining under gravity from a tank through a capillary discharge tube and obtain an expression for the time variation of the weight of the liquid in the tank. As a result, a previously proposed weight-controlled capillary viscometer can be applied to both Newtonian and non-Newtonian liquids.
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