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Why does a ship float in water while a needle sink in water?

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Why does a ship float in water while a needle sink in water?

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Like a bottle of air will float but a bottle of water will sink. The air is lighter and prevents the heavier container material from sinking. Not very technical…

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Density. Anything less dense than water (density = 1) will float on water. Anything more dense than water will sink. It’s interesting that when water freezes, it actually becomes less dense. That’s why ice floats in water. The most dense liquid is mercury. You can float a brick in a puddle of mercury.

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THEY ARE NOT MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL, MATERIALS FLOAT, NOT WEIGHTS.

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