On 3/12/07, Nick Schade <nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com> wrote: > > > A 135# paddler in a 30# boat is going to displace 165# of water no > matter what the shape of the hull. Unless, of course, the boat sinks. Then the water displaced will be equal to the sum of the volume of the paddler and the material in the boat. :) (A less-understood corollary to Archimedes' theories.) Craig Jungers Royal City, WA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 13 2007 - 15:36:11 PDT
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