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Old 01-23-2007, 07:31 PM  
aico
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Originally Posted by stickyfingerz View Post
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


Read it again... no, melting ice is not displacement. Putting an icecube into a glass of water would be displacement.

Jesus you are dumb, this is like 8th grade level stuff here.
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