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Can You Make a Hollow Metal Sphere So Big That It Floats?

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Post by RafelMri » Sun, Mar 27, 2022, 12:49 AM UTC

Can You Make a Hollow Metal Sphere So Big That It Floats?
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Post by jimjames88 » Sun, Mar 27, 2022, 1:07 AM UTC

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Post by 34679 » Sun, Mar 27, 2022, 2:02 AM UTC

Yes.

Saved you a click.

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Post by sp332 » Sun, Mar 27, 2022, 2:02 AM UTC

Mythbusters' "Lead Balloon" episode was 14 years ago.

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Post by quantified » Sun, Mar 27, 2022, 2:42 AM UTC

34679 wrote: post #3

Yes. Saved you a click.

Since most ships are primarily metal, I’d expect the answer to the question to be a trivial yes. Why click?

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Post by sp332 » Sun, Mar 27, 2022, 1:39 PM UTC

quantified wrote: post #5

34679 wrote: post #3

Yes. Saved you a click.

Since most ships are primarily metal, I’d expect the answer to the question to be a trivial yes. Why click?

It's about floating in air.

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