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Lead Floats (Posted on 2004-02-25)

How can one get lead to float? Assume it is in a lump, not made into a boatlike shape, nor carried in a boatlike device.

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appear to float in water

| Comment 31 of 34 |

If I wanted a piece of lead to appear to float in water, I would try to use magnets or electromagnetic fields that would suspend the lead at the surface of the water. Not actual floating, but looks like it.

Posted by Bruce Brantley on 2004-08-22 04:18:57

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