Which Sinks Faster?
posted by Caprico
- March 07 2011 04:58:52 AM
There are two buckets containing water at 30°F and 40°F respectively. If I drop two balls from the same height, in each of them, which will reach the bottom faster?
Reply by Ragib
- March 07 2011 07:39:36 AM
Do both the buckets have same volume of water?if volume is same then 40 degree bucket water would be less dense.then ball would fall fast through this one.
Reply by Caprico
- March 10 2011 10:18:05 AM
Your answer is incidentally right. The actual logic, however is that water at 30°F is frozen...
Reply by Ragib
- March 11 2011 10:15:08 AM
sorry,i did not notice farenhyte.again,you said water for both the buckets.
Reply by Caprico
- March 14 2011 06:13:36 AM
Ya, so? That's the main purpose of the riddle, to confuse you! Even a kid would have answered it if I had posted the question in °C... And ice is, after all, water!
Reply by Ragib
- March 14 2011 07:35:27 AM
no,ice is not water.again,water turns into ice at 32 degree farenhyte only while air pressure is 1 atm.at variable pressure,water won't be ice even at 30 degrees.
Reply by Caprico
- March 14 2011 11:30:31 AM
Cmon, you getting technical... Its a riddle dude... its supposed to be fun and refreshing...
Reply by Ragib
- March 14 2011 01:40:28 PM
i accept your answer but anti-logic is my hobby.
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