When a person stretches out flat, more water pushes against them because their body is spread out more, which creates more upward force and causes them to float. Conversely, when they curl up into a ball, less water is pushing against them, which reduces the upward force and makes them sink. Want to test this…
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Floating eggs in saltwater experiment
Density is a measure of how much matter takes up a certain amount of space or volume. The more matter you can pack into a certain space, the denser it is. Although we often confused the two, density and weight are actually two different measurements. Weight is defined as the mass of an object times…