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Default Help w/physics problem

Gordon wrote:
Al Gore told me that global warming was causing the arctic ice cap to
melt and the ocean is going to rise 20 feet.
Last night I mixed a drink in a tall glass with lots of ice. I left it
sit too long and the ice melted but the glass did NOT overflow. In fact
the liquid level was the same!
What's wrong here? (besides ruining a perfectly good drink)
Thanks
Gordon


If the ice is floating (depends on what
you're drinking ;-)) then the glass will
not overflow when the ice melts.
Especially if you taste the drink from
time to time to relieve the boredom of
the experiment.

But if the ice is on land and it melts
and drains into the sea (or the glass)
then a rising water level might be seen.
Maybe?

Chuck

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