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    You’ve just observed one of nature’s most mysterious forces – the
    buoyant power of water.  Buoyancy is an upward force that causes
    objects to float and keeps things from sinking down into water.  Not
    all objects, obviously.  A boat that’s been overloaded with pennies,
    or a boat that gets swamped with water, will sink.  The power of
    buoyancy has limits.  Often it is overwhelmed by another powerful
    force, the force of gravity, which pulls objects downward.
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      Well it's really because of displacement. Check out this site and you'll see what I mean! ;)


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        Make it into the shape of a boat.
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