depends. If you are in a body of water bigger than a bathtub, I think the change would be negligeable.
Dana On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 21:17:39 -0400, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "If you are on a boat, and you throw your suitcase overboard, will the >> water >> level rise or fall?" >> >> The water level would appear to lower around the boat but will not >> actually >> change. > > Actually, the water level might change depending on the density of the > suitcase. If the suitcase floats or is nutrally boyant, then the water > level stays the same. If it sinks, the water level drops because it > displaces less water than it did while in the boat. > > --Ben > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
