It is more complex than we thought...
Russ,
Thanks for you reply. great forum--found it 'Googling' for an answer to my bouyancy observation.
As always, understanding a scenario in physics is like building a Taylor Series approximation, you start throwing out the smaller terms until the...
I was fascinated by the Wired article describing such an elegant engineering solution for remote data collection deep in the ocean, Deep Glider:
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72794-0.html?tw=rss.index"
But, having been out of engineering school a few decades and a bit rusty in my...