Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sftri.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxm!sftig!sftri!jss From: jss@sftri.UUCP (J.S.Schwarz) Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Re: Re: Floating a battleship in a gallon of water Message-ID: <270@sftri.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 23:46:14 EST Article-I.D.: sftri.270 Posted: Thu Dec 13 23:46:14 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Dec-84 06:36:21 EST References: <396@petsd.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Summit N.J. Lines: 10 > > How is it that the water can hold up a ship which weighs > more than the water? -dbell- When you figure it out, you'll probably also be able to explain how, at this very moment, I'm being supported by a chair that weighs less than I do. :-) Jerry Schwarz ihnp4!btlunix!jss