03-19-2004, 07:40 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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The 33 1/3 second mystery #13
While we're awaiting solution to #12, let us ponder a matter perhaps simpler.
Binky is playing in his bathtub with a 24" plastic boat which is filled with stainless steel ball bearings. In the course of play, Binky upsets the boat and dumps the cargo to the bottom of the tub. Does the water level rise, fall, or remain the same as it was when the ball bearings were in the boat?
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03-19-2004, 07:46 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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stays the same...
while the ball bearings are in the boat they will cause the boat to sit lower in the water, displacing the same amount as when the ball bearings are in the water and not the boat
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03-19-2004, 10:34 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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ChickenNinja wins the soggy fuzzy bunny.
A floating object displaces its weight, while a submerged object displaces its volume, therefore in this problem, the water level goes down. Will someone get the correct answer to #12? Yikes!
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