ice cube madness
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
Nope. The water level drops.
In the boat, the iron ore displaces a volume of water equivalent to its
weight. Once the ore sinks, it displaces only its own volume of water. As
water is significantly less dense than iron ore, the water level goes down.
You're confusing this puzzle with the one about floating ice cubes. Even Mr.
Wizard got that one wrong
But if the ore is more dense, it would not float in the first place by itself.
That is only a portion of the puzzle. The boat also had air pockets, lighter
material in the hull, etc. If all of it sinks and air pockets remain, the
level goes up.
Bzzzz! Sorry, you lose.
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