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[Phys-L] Re: Buoyancy question



On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:35:20 -0500 "Fakhruddin, Hasan" <hfakhrud@BSU.EDU>
writes:
I was refering to the fact that an iron nail sinks in water but a
ship made of iron floats.

Hasan Fakhruddin

But a ship made of iron does not float when its interior is filled with
water.If an iron nail was hollow like a ship the nail would also float.

Herb