and it became evident that the regions near the beaches would be under water very quickly if the ice at the poles started to melt!
Don't blame the Arctic for this one. The only ice that can raise sea level is ice on top of land. I know it doesn't seem logical but if you don't believe it, fill a glass or bowl with water and ice cubes so the water level is right at the top and the top of the ice is therefore floating above the rim. Leave it to melt. It all fits. All to do with mass and density and stuff like that. Good experiment to do with kids and you may even be able to make some money out of it by taking bets on the result because it seems so obvious it must overflow. Another experiment I keep meaning to do comes from one of the Laura Ingles Wilder "Little House on the Prairie" books. Allegedly you can take a full glass of milk and a full glass of popcorn and piece by piece put the popcorn in the milk with out it overflowing. Has anyone tried this? Jacquie To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
