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To: DManA

I thought Archimedes solved this problem 2500 years ago.

A properly weighted gold/tungsten/lead bar would pass the Archimedes test...


26 posted on 09/18/2012 7:34:20 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: GraceG

It would not pass hydrostatic specific gravity measurement


27 posted on 09/18/2012 7:36:27 PM PDT by DocRock (All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
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To: GraceG

Also people have wondered if Archimedes was capable of measuring the differences in water volumes precisely enough.


28 posted on 09/18/2012 7:37:46 PM PDT by DManA
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To: GraceG

An object denser than water will only displace its volume, so it would not matter if this was lead, copper, quartz, or gold. They all would displace the same amount of liquid given it has the same dimensions.


31 posted on 09/18/2012 7:43:27 PM PDT by LukeL (Barack Obama: Jimmy Carter 2 Electric Boogaloo)
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