You intend to gently place several steel needles on the free surface of the water in a

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You intend to gently place several steel needles on the free surface of the water in a large tank. The needles come in two lengths: Some are \(5 \mathrm{~cm}\) long, and some are \(10 \mathrm{~cm}\) long. Needles of each length are available with diameters of \(1 \mathrm{~mm}, 2.5 \mathrm{~mm}\), and \(5 \mathrm{~mm}\). Make a prediction as to which needles, if any, will float.

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Fox And McDonald's Introduction To Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118912652

9th Edition

Authors: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell

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