More importantly, if you were on the boat, would anyone hear you scream?
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A boat in zero gravity : would it sink?
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostIf a boat was floating on the sea out in space, would it sink?Comment
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Originally posted by Pinto View PostIf you opened door 3 whilst on a treadmill, then the goat would sink and the boat would take off.Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Postwell, not on top, but on it.
Depending on the relative positions of the boat and the water when it is exposed to the extremely cold temparatures, I would think the boat would retain the same relative position after freezing.This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernamesComment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostI don't think it would work, but anyway, the temperature in space is so low that the water would be frozen. The ship would sit on top of a lump of ice.
and if there was no gravity.... Shirley "Up" and "Down"/"Above" and "Below" would be somewhat meaningless.... ie Isn't it gravity "sucking" that defines "down" for us......
Only asking!Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Postwell, not on top, but on it.Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostA sea in zero gravity?
What would hold all the water molecules together?
You just hold me down so quietly
You just pull me down to earth
Let me grow into the depths of your infinity
I can sense your presence in the vicinity...Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View Postor in it maybe if it has already sunk before going into space?
Depending on the relative positions of the boat and the water when it is exposed to the extremely cold temparatures, I would think the boat would retain the same relative position after freezing.
They should pack everyone on sickness benefits into the QE2 and try it.Last edited by Durbs; 17 June 2009, 12:27.Comment
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Originally posted by Drewster View Postwouldn't "on top" imply that the ice were below the boat?.....
and if there was no gravity.... Shirley "Up" and "Down"/"Above" and "Below" would be somewhat meaningless.... ie Isn't it gravity "sucking" that defines "down" for us......
Only asking!
HTHScience isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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In Star Trek physics Spaceship orientation is absolute, meaning ships are always the same way up. Except when one spaceship has been hit, in which case it will be at an angle or the other way up.Comment
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