Recent content by Tlaloc86

Thank you, I think this solves it. If the bucket is full of water there is no change of the scale (You have a reaction to the buoyant force pointing down, but that same weight of water leaves the bucket when you introduce the rod, so no net change in the balance). Thanks!

I was recently tutoring a first year student, and a question of her assignment was as follows: Suppose that that you have a bucket of water over a scale. If you then partially submerge an iron rod in the water, while holding the rod so that it does not touches the bucket, will the reading on...