because gravity pushes the stick down and since water is a non-sticking liquid (H₂0)
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a flat wooden stick
Well, that's basically called a quarterstaff, unless you mean something else. Though there really aren't many names for a long, think wooden stick.
Some very wise man noticed that the shadow cast from a stick placed vertically in the ground was a different angle at exactly noon than the angle of shadow cast at exactly noon from a vertically placed stick in the ground at a location further north. By employing mathematics, he was able to deduce that the earth is in fact, roundish.
Well, honey, you shouldn't let a doctor put a wooden stick in your mouth because that's not their job - they're not playing dentist. Plus, those sticks are for mixing stuff, not poking around in your mouth. Stick to professionals who know what they're doing, and keep those sticks out of your pie hole.
the clepsydra(water thief) was invented by the Egyptians around 1400 B.C. Many improvements was made to the Clepsydra over the years, the Greeks have added floats and gears attached to a stick which turned a wheel as the water rose.