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Water level (Posted on 2003-03-10)

I’m sitting in a boat in a pool. In the boat with me is a cannonball. What happens to the level of the pool if I take the cannonball out of the boat and drop it into the pool? Does the level increase, decrease or stay the same?

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re: depends on the density

| Comment 14 of 20 |

(In reply to depends on the density by Helen)

The only factor that matters in this problem is volume.

Posted by Chaz on 2003-05-03 09:31:18

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