[Phys-L] Re: Buoyancy question

[herbgottlieb at JUNO.COM (Herbert H Gottlieb)]

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