On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 09:08:34PM -0600, ROBERT ZANUSSI wrote:
> Norm, its great that you have your own opinions but before you say this
> gentleman, who has a degree of some sort in geology, perhaps even a Phd, is
> wrong, I would like you to provide some proof. In other words, find a
> documented source which backs up your opinion.
Air has a density of ~1 at sea level; water, ~1000. The densest "common"
material we know of is osmium, at 22570; less than a 23-to-1 ratio
between water and itself. In other words, there isn't enough "swing
room" possible between materials as similar as two kinds of rock to come
anywhere near the differential between air and water. So, yes, the
learned gentleman was wrong, by a large margin.
Ben
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