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When you put water into the bottle, you have to let that same volume of air escape. If the funnel were a tight fit, that air would have to come up the tube of the funnel, disrupting the flow of the liquid. The result would be erratic water flow, sort of a "gurglegurgle gurgle" flow instead of a continuous flow.

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The ridges near the base of the funnel allow air to escape from a container it is inserted into. Without the ridges, air in the container would be compressed and would tend to prevent filling as the level of liquid rises.

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