Physics and buoyancy question

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08-09-2011, 18:20

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Re: Physics and buoyancy question

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Originally Posted by Rangel(kf7fdb)

You might also want to use syntactic foam instead of pool noodles. Pool noodles absorb a lot of water drastically changing its buoyancy.

Only on the surface would absorb water and only if the cells are punctured. A new, undamaged, smooth surfaced pool noodle should not absorb much water at all, if any.

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