Re: Comic books as classroom resource

[pojhome <pojhome@SWBELL.NET>]

You're absolutely right, Herb. Snoopy was wrong (or Charles Shultz was
wrong) but my students were convinced that since his comment appeared in
print it must be right. That's why I had such a hard time trying to explain
the true physics of it.

poj

----- Original Message -----
From: "Herbert H Gottlieb" <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Comic books as classroom resource

> I have been having trouble with this one.  When I try to retrieve the
> soap
> at the bottom of my bathtub full of water, the soap ALWAYS appears to
> CLOSER to the surface than it really is.  That is... the water appears to
> be
> LESS DEEP than it really is..
>
> Please clarify.
> Thanks
>
> Herb

> On Mon, 13 May 2002 11:09:37 -0500 "Dr. Paul O. Johnson"
> <pjohnson@SCIENCEPLACE.ORG> writes:
> > Do you remember the Peanuts strip several; years ago in which Snoopy
> > is  lying prone on his roof looking down into his dish. He says "Objects
> > under  water always look deeper." This confused the hell out of my
students
> > when I  tried to correct it.
> >
> > poj