Question

At the sea level the atmospheric pressure 101 into to 10 cube p a acting on the table top size 1 m square under under such a heavy pressure why why doesn't the table top crumble down

Answer 1

ANSWER:

The table top does not crumble because pressure at sea level is exerted in all directions and not only downwards on the top of the table.

EXPLANATION:

At sea level, equal pressure is exerted on the table from all directions. In addition, the table also exerts equal and opposite pressure at the sea level.

This means that the pressure that the table exerts prevents it from crumbling down. The table top may have crumbled if the pressure exerted on all sides was not equal.