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Ship Floating on Nothing

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Ship Floating on Nothing
An aluminum foil ship floating above ground on sulfur hexafluoride -- a gas significantly denser than air -- at the Physikshow of the University of Bonn.
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Jan 15, 2007 7:08 PM
Re: Ship Floating on Nothing
That is so cool!!
By: billison
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Re: Ship Floating on Nothing
They never did this in MY science class. :(
By: Beatrix
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Re: Ship Floating on Nothing
I wonder if it'd be possible to swim in a pool with enough of that gas in it...
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Probably not since it's just a gas less dense than water and it had to be a really light ship, but that would almost be like flying if you could...
By: billison
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Re: Ship Floating on Nothing
Definitely not. But given bouyant helps you could. Not floaties and not weather balloons, but probably something in between.

And while it's non-toxic, it would displace oxygen and drown you much like water. No bueno. Pack a snorkel if you're going to try.
By: Wondahboy
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