BIESEL@RUTGERS (04/08/83)
Forget the air bubbles: unless their density differs appreciably from that of the ambient air, Archimedes's law still holds. Example: imagine an ice balloon; it, too, will displace its own weight of water, and when it melts, the level of water will be the same. Second order effect: since ice has a lower density than water, a given quantity of ice will displace more air than the same amount of water. Consequence: very large chunks of ice melting should raise the level of the water slightly. Pete. -------