Design Squad
What Is Buoyancy?
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See how buoyancy works to support a boat.
See how buoyancy works to support a boat.
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Design Squad
What Is Buoyancy?
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See how buoyancy works to support a boat.
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The kayak will float if the force from the water's pressure can hold it up.
Archimedes discovered that this buoyant force is equal to the weight of water displaced by the hull.
That's Archimedes' Principle.
The buoyant force acts like it is concentrated at the center of the submerged hull, a point called "the center of buoyancy."
And the kayak will float as long as the load is lighter than the maximum weight of water the hull can displace.
But if the load is heavier, you're sunk!
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