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17 November, 17:03

If steel is more dense that lake water, why can a boat float

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  1. 17 November, 17:31
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    Because they make the steel into a shape that displaces more water than the volume of the steel.

    A 50-gram steel cup displaces more water than a 50-gram solid lump of steel, so the cup can float but the solid lump can't.
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