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Stimulated by the calculation showing that a ping-pong ball does not pop calculation showing that a ping-pong ball does not pop in vacuum, I'm driven to ask how deep in the ocean a ping-pong ball can be brought before it collapses due to pressure.

This has a practical application in that boats have been refloated by the expedient of pumping ping pong balls into their hull.

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How deep in the ocean can a ping-pong ball go before it collapses due to pressure?

Stimulated by the calculation showing that a ping-pong ball does not pop in vacuum, I'm driven to ask how deep in the ocean a ping-pong ball can be brought before it collapses due to pressure.

This has a practical application in that boats have been refloated by the expedient of pumping ping pong balls into their hull.

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