It got soaked up in that funny cigarette you threw in?

Bob Swinney
"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message
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Ken Cutt wrote: (clip) So what is the point of all this ? (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
OK, Ken, if you need to know the motivation of the characters in order to
enjoy the problem, then think about this one. It has the additional
advantage that it is metal related, so, not OT.

A blacksmith is forging a knife blade, on board a boat. When he is ready
to
quench the red hot steel, he hangs it over the side from a piece of wire.
As the steel goes into the water, of course, it cools, so it gets smaller.
It also produces a lot of steam bubbles. What happens to the water lever
as
all this takes place?