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I agree that your question (below) is a lot more interesting
than my origin question. However, I have still not received
a good answer to my original question.
Herb
On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 06:53:56 -0700 John Barrer <forcejb@YAHOO.COM>
writes:
> I believe a more interesting question is:
>
> Given the initial water level of the cup/2 block/pan
> of water system (which is higher than with only one
> block in the cup), what happens to the water level if
> one block is removed from the cup and placed directly
> in the water? Answer for two cases: one in which the
> block floats partially submerged, the other in which
> the block sinks to the bottom. John Barrere
>
> --- Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM> wrote:
> > What is the answer to the following question
> > that appears on a recent examination in New York
> > State.
> >
> > A plastic cup containing a wood block is floating in
> > a pan of water.
> > If another wood block is placed in the cup, what
> > will happen to the level
> > of the water in the pan?
> >
> > A. It will go down
> > B. It will go up
> > c. It will stay the same
>
>
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