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ICEBERGS, QUICK

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Maximumsushi
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Can someone please tell me what fraction of an iceberg is above the surface of the water? I need an answer QUICK!
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Oct 22 2002 4:28PM
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tremblantripper
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1/3rd?



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Oct 22 2002 4:39PM
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Maximumsushi
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NO! That's definatly not it, I need a correct answer and quick!
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Oct 22 2002 4:40PM
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tremblantripper
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just look it up on the internet dude, askjeeves or something



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Oct 22 2002 4:48PM
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Maximumsushi
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good call
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Oct 22 2002 4:57PM
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gravteck
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Icebergs aren't all the same, they all have different mass distributions in different areas of the respective iceberg, there isn't an answer that applies to all icebergs, I guess there's probably some sort of average.
Oct 22 2002 6:48PM
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Pipe_Munky
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dan r u trying to cheat on an exam?


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Oct 22 2002 6:54PM
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Maximumsushi
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Yeah, actually they are all basically the same... 1/8 above water. Yes, I was trying to cheat. However, it turns out he didn't even give us the right Densitys for ice and saltwater. So cheating wasn't possible. And in the end even tho the question asked specifically for a fraction the answer had to be in scientific notation. Die igor! umm... yeah I failed the test.
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Oct 22 2002 7:26PM
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gravteck
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Hmm.. i'm gonna go drop funny shaped icecubes in water and see how they float.
Oct 22 2002 8:03PM
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PhattTim
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of course it's going to be the same, actually almost exactly the same. The actual mass will change for sure just coz they're all different sizes but the proportion will be identical, gravtec, I thought you studied this stuff.

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Oct 22 2002 9:53PM
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Maximumsushi
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Yeah, Basically the bouancy of all icebergs is the same.
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Oct 22 2002 11:51PM
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gravteck
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Yea well sometimes there's just things I happen upon that I've never really seen before, I was just making some kind of guess. Damnit I even think buoyancy has a linear relationship w/ density, fuck i shoulda known.
Oct 22 2002 11:56PM
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Maximumsushi
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Yeah, well, they are both directly related to pressure.
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Oct 23 2002 12:20AM
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