Pressure, Density and the Archimedes Principle: Floating, Sinking and Swimming

Synopsis: This fourth programme in the WATER WORKS series investigates how water’s own weight is responsible for buoyancy and examines the concept of pressure. A "Cartesian diver" shows why there is no stable state between floating and sinking, except on a density layer. The programme concludes with some explanations of the physics of beaches.
Series: Water Works, Series
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2004
Year of production: 2003
Subjects: Physics
Keywords: water; Archimedes

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