In an orbiting space craft, you are handed two identical closed boxes, one filled with sand and
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In an orbiting space craft, you are handed two identical closed boxes, one filled with sand and the other filled with feathers. Discuss at least a couple of ways that you can tell which is which without opening the boxes.
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Conceptual Physical Science
ISBN: 978-0134060491
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Authors: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt
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