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VonTasslehoff
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Hi Guys! First Post! I really like the Forums, although most of the topics are way over my head. I'm hoping you can help me solve a problem.
If a Truck-Trailed Gas Tanker, the kind that refuel Gas Stations, was full, would it float? Assuming there isn't any air for boyancy. My pal thinks that since gasoline is lighter than water, it would.
On the other hand, thinking about a full sea-going oil tanker very low in the water, I think it would sink. Am I wrong? If not, how do I explain it? I tried explaining surface tension to him, but I ran out of vocabulary.
If I am wrong, I desperately need it explained. My pal said it was "Basic" physics and it bugs the bejesus out of me, not to understand.
Thanks for any help you could give me!
-Tass
If a Truck-Trailed Gas Tanker, the kind that refuel Gas Stations, was full, would it float? Assuming there isn't any air for boyancy. My pal thinks that since gasoline is lighter than water, it would.
On the other hand, thinking about a full sea-going oil tanker very low in the water, I think it would sink. Am I wrong? If not, how do I explain it? I tried explaining surface tension to him, but I ran out of vocabulary.
If I am wrong, I desperately need it explained. My pal said it was "Basic" physics and it bugs the bejesus out of me, not to understand.
Thanks for any help you could give me!
-Tass