The discussion revolves around the effects of throwing rocks from a floating boat on the water level. Participants are exploring the principles of buoyancy and displacement in the context of fluid mechanics.
The discussion is active, with participants providing reasoning and questioning each other's assumptions about buoyancy and displacement. Some have offered insights into the mechanics of how the water level changes based on the density of the rocks and the boat's load.
Participants are considering the implications of the rocks' density relative to water and the initial conditions of the boat's load. There is an ongoing examination of the definitions and relationships between weight, volume, and buoyant force.
pookisantoki said:I have been pondering about this for awhile now. If there are rocks on a boat (that's floating in a water) and one by one the rock is thrown onto the water. Does the water level rise or fall from the initial level?
I believe that it will rise but am not 100% sure.
pookisantoki said:loaded ones immerses deeper so Fb is less when the rocks are taken out so the volume would be less...?? thus the water level will decrease??