A boat in zero gravity : would it sink?

[Andy2]

The real question is how would you transport a sea and ship to space

[gingerjedi]

I didn't set the question - I am merely commenting on the answers.

Assuming that "the laws of physics" did still exist perhaps you could propose how the "sea" and the "boat" were transported to this "Zero Gravity Place" (which still has gravity)

I don't know, maybe 'Mythbusters' had a big budget that year?

[original PM]

always away from the sun - it is the solar wind which causes the tail.

but the OP did not ask about space anyway he/she asked about a boat in zero gravity.


The answer would be no the boat and the water would stay in the same place you left them if no external forces acted upon them. I reckon!

[TimberWolf]

The real question is how would you transport a sea and ship to space

How big do the boat and sea have to be to qualify?

[TriggerHippy]

In what direction does a comet leave its tail then and why?

{Brain cog overload} It's related to radiation and the interstellar magnetic field ... just Google it, but they do have a valid direction.

[Churchill]

always away from the sun - it is the solar wind which causes the tail.

but the OP did not ask about space anyway he/she asked about a boat in zero gravity.


The answer would be no the boat and the water would stay in the same place you left them if no external forces acted upon them. I reckon!

What is the tail made of?

{Brain cog overload} It's related to radiation and the interstellar magnetic field ... just Google it, but they do have a valid direction.

In space, if you are in sunlight you would get very hot. If you were in shade you'd be very cold. Hence the reason I mentioned that there are 3 methods of heat transferral. Radiation was the one discounted by an earlier post.

[TimberWolf]

always away from the sun - it is the solar wind which causes the tail.

but the OP did not ask about space anyway he/she asked about a boat in zero gravity.


The answer would be no the boat and the water would stay in the same place you left them if no external forces acted upon them. I reckon!

You're missing out Brownian motion (heat) and other e.g. molecular forces.

[Moscow Mule]

What is the tail made of?

Comet.

[Menelaus]

You're assuming that heat is only conducted, transferred via convection.

Radiation, convection and conduction are all methods of heat transfer.

I think the water would boil away if not contained by some form of pressure vessel.

WHS

The radiation from nearby stellar objects would cause any fluids to boil away; eg, if you were to get a tear in your pressure suit if outside the Shuttle, you'd be ****ed.

[Churchill]

Comet.

Yes, and how is the tail formed?