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How to control the balance of a floating object?
I have this 3D printed object which I hope to float water. I added my printed object to a piece of foam (Glued) and then gently put it on the surface of the water. Every time I put it, it flips over ...
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Does increasing the circumfrence of a wall around a pond increase the pressure against the wall?
I have a wall that forms a circle around a pond. It is 3 bricks high and 10 ft in diameter. It is made of bricks that weight 20 pounds.
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Is it possible to create weighing machine with water indicator [closed]
I want to create a weighing machine that works with water.
After researching on Google I got this. $1$ $\text{cm}^3$ of water weights $1$ g.
So, with that equation I'm planned to create this below ...
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If falling from height into water, at what height would a buoyancy aid be more likely to cause injury?
There are strict requirements for lifejacket / buoyancy aids in the offshore oil & gas industry, requiring them to be worn when working above the water. Some places have been noted to be using a ...
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What would a regular bathroom scale indicate as it's sinking underwater
It seems intuitive that a (waterproofed) spring-based scale placed at the bottom of a lake would indicate the weight of the water column above it.
But assume the scale sinks from the surface of the ...
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What is weight/mass of cumulus cloud?
This site mentions that
...the average cumulus cloud weighs 1.1 million pounds. (Scroll down the page to the cloud picture.)
How, exactly, is the weight of a cloud determined? I thought that ...
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Will a bathtub full of water weigh more if I add something that floats in the water?
Let's say I have a bucket or something bigger, like a bathtub full of water. I weigh that bath and get some value, $x$.
Then I add a small boat made of wood to that bathtub that doesn't touch the ...
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Do different density objects in liquids affect net weight [duplicate]
I would test this but I have no tools to test it with.
If I have a beaker of water and weigh it on a measure. Then I stick my fingers in the water (it doesn't over flow) does the weight change or ...
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Difference between weight of water and pressure of water
(I didn't even have a basic formal education in physics. I'm learning through the internet out of my own interest, so if there are any silly mistakes, kindly bear with and guide me through.)
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Exception to weight of hot vs cold water?
I have seen the various posts regarding the comparison of weight of heated and cold water.But is there any contradiction?I live in really hot conditions and as such tap water literally 'boils' here....
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