Water level (Posted on 2003-03-10)

	Submitted by fwaff
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The level drops. When the cannonball is in the water it is displacing a volume of water equivalent to the volume of the cannonball. When the cannonball is in the boat the volume of water displaced is related to the mass of the cannonball. Since the cannonball has a greater density than the water, then the volume of water displaced is greater than the volume of the cannonball. Therefore more water is displaced when the cannonball is in the boat than when it is in the water. For a more scientific answer (with formulae!) see friedlinguini's first posting.

	Subject	Author	Date
	Puzzle Thoughts	K Sengupta	2023-07-02 22:55:17
	re(3): as long as...	Thalamus	2004-05-04 10:37:53
	re(2): as long as...	logischer Verstand	2004-05-03 20:44:57
	re: as long as...	Thalamus	2004-04-15 13:02:02
	as long as...	logischer Verstand	2004-04-15 12:59:03
	re(2): depends on the density	Vinodhan Selvarajalu	2003-05-10 22:48:58
	re: depends on the density	Chaz	2003-05-03 09:31:18
	No Subject	Chaz	2003-05-03 09:28:43
	No Subject	Jon	2003-04-11 06:26:41
	re(2): depends on the density--Another solution	Charlie	2003-03-21 09:14:13
	re: depends on the density	fwaff	2003-03-21 05:56:29
	depends on the density	Helen	2003-03-21 05:00:03
	re: Solution	Mike Convente	2003-03-12 12:57:56
	Solution	Mike Convente	2003-03-12 12:57:14
	re(2): Good puzzle!	Bryan	2003-03-11 05:17:10
	re: Good puzzle!	Ravi Raja	2003-03-11 03:52:36
	re: Solution	Ravi Raja	2003-03-11 03:49:00
	Solution !!!!	Ravi Raja	2003-03-11 03:45:26
	Good puzzle!	Bryan	2003-03-10 10:19:58
	Solution	friedlinguini	2003-03-10 07:06:18