Fluids > Fluid Statics > Buoyancy DCS# 2B40.xx

BRICK IN A BOAT

 

APPARATUS
aquarium
202-18-E
lead block
202-16-D
tupperware tub
202-16-D
camera
202-09-D


DESCRIPTION
Note the water level in the tank when the lead block is in the boat.  Predict whether the water level will rise, fall, or remain the same when the block is removed from the boat and placed directly in the tank.  Try it and see.
REFERENCE

TPT 34, 327-328 (1996).