If a boat was floating on the sea out in space, would it sink?
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A boat in zero gravity : would it sink?
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostIf a boat was floating on the sea out in space, would it sink? -
Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostIf a boat was floating on the sea out in space, would it sink?The Mods stole my post count!Comment
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A sea in zero gravity?
What would hold all the water molecules together?And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Yes it would, the boat and the water will attract each other assuming no other forces are present.Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostA sea in zero gravity?
What would hold all the water molecules together?
Surface tension.
Hth.Comment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostWhat holds them together without gravity?
Surface tension.
Hth.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostI don't think it would work, but anyway, the temperature in space is so low that the water would be frozen. The ship would sit on top of a lump of ice.Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostOn top?And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostI don't think it would work, but anyway, the temperature in space is so low that the water would be frozen. The ship would sit on top of a lump of ice.
Radiation, convection and conduction are all methods of heat transfer.
I think the water would boil away if not contained by some form of pressure vessel.Comment
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