Craig Olson wrote: > 4) The Archimedes Principle states that the buoyancy force exerted on an object > immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid (WATER, in our case) > displaced. So float your boat in a shallow sandy area, and fill it with rocks until > it sinks. Now take all the rocks out & weigh them. Divide the total weight of all > the rocks by 7.48 and you'll have the boat's volumetric capacity, in gallons. > ... for those of us with a scientific inclination, and some time to > spare, these little experiments can be illuminating, as well as amusing! Although - > I confess I've never sunk my boat with rocks! Well, Craig, I seem to recall that you came pretty close to applying this method on a certain coastal trip last summer (although you were using gear instead of rocks). :-) At least now I know what you were tying to do. Next time I will help you out by letting you carry some of my denser items. Dan Hagen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jan 31 1998 - 19:22:52 PST
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