Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Bouancy (please read)

["Marsee Skidmore" <heyred@email.msn.com>]

Katie,

In the interest of furthering your education, I won't give you the answer.
However, I'll give you some key words for further research. Try Reynold's
Number, Drag (maybe Skin Drag), and Viscosity (maybe Kinematic Viscosity.)
Well, okay, I really don't know the answer. I could give you some opinions,
but I'll bet the purpose of your science project is for you to form your
own. - Joe

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From: Ray Keefer <Ray.Keefer@ebay.sun.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 9:49 AM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Bouancy (please read)


> Hi,
>
> We are getting all kinds of interest.
>
> Regards,
> Ray
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> Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 14:02:50 -0800 (PST)
> From: "Katie O'Bryan" <soccerchic_sko@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Bouancy  (please read)
> To: Ray.Keefer@eng.sun.com
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> Hi,
>  This may seem silly to you and you might not even
> read it but here it goes:
>     I'm in the eighth grade and I am searching for
> research for the completion of my science project. My
> Problem Statement is "Will a buoyant object, such as a
> sailboat go faster in salt water or fresh water?". I
> have been researching water, salt, sailboats, and
> wind. I stumbled upon your email when attempting to
> research buoyancy. I am not sure,though, if I am
> researching the right topics. Do you have any helpful
> information on the effect buoyancy has on the speed of
> a sailboat? Or do you have any helpful research
> information or topics?
>     Further information on my experiment procedures:
>        I'm using a toy sailboat and placing it in two
> different gutters, one containing fresh water and one
> containing salt water. At one end I'm going to place a
> box fan on high and time the boat untill it reaches
> the other end of the gutter.
>   Thank you if you read this. Your help will make my
> research more complete. I assure you the time,if any,
> you use to help my will be useful in my experiment.
>                                   Thank You,
>                                  Katie O'Bryan
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