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Re: [Phys-l] floating cork



In both cases the cork is just moving downhill

Alex. F. Burr


In a message dated 4/18/2011 1:23:02 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
wrobert9@ix.netcom.com writes:

Fill a glass half full of water and it will have a concave up
meniscus. ......

. Now fill the same
glass to overflowing, so the surface tension creates a concave down
meniscus.