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Can a ship float in a (big) bathtub?
I am confused.
Some sources say it is possible at least theoretically ( http://www.wiskit.com/marilyn/battleship.jpeg ) and some say it is not true ( http://blog.knowinghumans.net/2012/09/a-...
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Basic buoyancy question
If I have a cup of water filled with air at the bottom of a pool, then when the cup is "upside down" the air doesn't leave because the water pressure is pushing it up against the top of the container.
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Buoyancy Problem - Cubes in water
I have a tank with water (10 m high) , with an ideal seal at the bottom (water can't fall down, but can enter bodies).
I have a system of 6 cubes ( of polystyrene density= 20 Kg/m^3) with dimension ...
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