I haven't seen the Pixar Movie "Up" yet, so don't spoil it for me. I have, however, seen the trailer. In my usual fashion, I have to find something to complain about. There is this scene where the old ...

Students prepare a diving tank and a submarine and make the submarine neutrally buoyant in the tank. Submarines are important to military operations and to undersea exploration because they can ...

However, the buoyant force would be the same as it was on the water. Why? Because that outside-the-block water is still interacting with the steel in the same way it did with the water block. Since ...

Ah, the stately hot air balloon. Not really useful for all that much except for having a grand old time floating around the skies, it's still a marvel of simple physics. Fill a giant balloon with air.

Archimedes, the Ancient Greek scientist first stated the principle of floatation. According to him, all the objects placed in a liquid experience an upward force which allows the body to float if it ...

As most folks gear up to use cranberries for Thanksgiving dinner later this month, elementary students at West Elementary and ...