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Old 01-23-2007, 07:28 PM  
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Originally Posted by aico View Post
If the glass already is filled with water also, then yes, if it's just ice in the glass, then no. But that is not displacement, so if you want to make it simple, you might want to learn the words you are asking about first.
Volume added to a body of water isnt displacement?

Main Entry: dis·place·ment
Pronunciation: (")dis-'plA-sm&nt, di-'splA-
Function: noun

2 a : the volume or weight of a fluid (as water) displaced by a floating body (as a ship) of equal weight b : the difference between the initial position of something (as a body or geometric figure) and any later position
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