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-----Original Message-----
From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-
bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of M. Horton
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 8:20 PM
To: Forum for Physics Educators
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Definition of upthrust or buoyancy
I agree that the original question may not have been asking what it
intended
to ask. So, I'll ask what I think the original questioner was
intending to
ask because I've long had the same question. (Wow, that was
confusing.)
Where does the buoyant force come from?
From a practical matter, if a salvage operator thinks that the forcedisplayed by the underwater scale is indicative of how hard she has to