Is there a buoyancy force or not?

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The discussion centers on the buoyancy force acting on a cylinder fixed to the bottom of a water tank, with part of it exposed above the water. Participants reference Archimedes' Principle, which states that the buoyant force equals the weight of the fluid displaced. However, they conclude that if there is no pressure acting on the bottom of the cylinder, no upward force is generated. The conversation highlights the complexities of buoyancy in practical applications, such as vertical pipes in ocean engineering, where pressure dynamics significantly influence buoyancy effects.

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  • Understanding of Archimedes' Principle
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  • Basic principles of material elasticity and tension
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Here is a small quizz.

Which of these objects experience a bouyancy force?
 

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