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Subject: Re: Floating a battleship ...
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Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 16:09:59 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 13 16:09:59 1984
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A boat floats if its displacement times the density of water is greater
than the weight of the boat.  The displacement of a boat is the volume
of the boat that lies below the water line.  The ammount of water that
is outside the boat is irrelevant to this calculation.