From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Ellen K. wrote:
> OK, so to be serious (!) for a moment, does this mean that the way ships
> float is based on the relationship between the weight of the ship and
> the weight of the amount of water it displaces?

Yup. That is what is known as a ships "displacement".

i.e. you can "weigh" a ship by the amount of water it displaces.

You then can compare volume to volume & if the volume of the water line
part of ship is greater than the volume of the water it displaces, it
should float.




Adam

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