hull@hao.UUCP (Howard Hull) (12/10/84)
> How is it that the water can hold up a ship which weighs > more than the water? -dbell- As I stated earlier, it probably can't. However if you are willing to warp your definition of which water molecules are "holding up the ship" and if you will also allow me a little poetic license, lookie here: || /||\ 50,000 tons of water here ------------------ 50,000 tons of water here |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 100,000 tons |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/\~~\ /~~/\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ----------------------/ \~~\ SHIP /~~/ \--------------------- \~~\ /~~/ \~~\ /~~/ \~~\ /~~/ \~~\ /~~/ \~~\--/~~/ \~~~~~~/<-- 8 pounds of water in trough. \~~~~/ \--/ Howard Hull {ucbvax!hplabs | allegra!nbires | harpo!seismo } !hao!hull