Re: I have the elusive dangerous substance in my possession!

In article <46661BC0.4C992FE8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, John <amdinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Doug Miller wrote:

In article <qumb63hbqu1gm2hnotl4do7bsgf7ffhrub@xxxxxxx>, Don Foreman
<dforeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yes. And if the liquid level is raised significantly when the body
is immersed deeply enough to float, then it doesn't take much
displaced fluid volume to float it.

The volume of water displaced by a floating object is a function of the volume
and the mass of the object -- and *nothing* else.


If it is floating it is a function of mass only.

Whether it floats at all is a function of both mass and volume, but, yes,
given that the object is floating, displacement does depend on mass only.


If it sinks it is a function of volume only.

And likewise.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
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