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Fishfriend1 said:
Actually, that wad a babble has a grain of truth. A larger object has more Surface Area with which to hold itself up on. Granted, a rock still won't float unless it's very light and very spread out, but the general process is still the same.

Denser objects (rocks) will sink into less dense ones (like water). However, the continents to float in a manner, as they float on the denser rock beneath them. Ocean floor rock is denser then continental rock, thus it sinks to the bottom. It is still less dense then the molten rock in the mantel, so it floats on that. So, in a weird kind of way, LBF is right. The crust floats on the mantle like ice on a pond.
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Surface area matters when there is an attractive force between the molecules in the liquid. Such as the hydrostatic force on water. The orientation of the object then matters, it's how bugs and messiahs can walk on water. Once the orientation changes the object will sink. Are you suggesting that the orientation of your supposed "floating" rocks has never changed? Are you an earthquake denier?

I have experienced an earthquake. I even had a dream about one last night.
 
Lab_Rat said:
Lava rocks float... :nilly: at least they do when you first put them in your tank.
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Because they're filled with air pockets! evidence in support of hollow earth!
 
Zaffy said:
Surface area matters when there is an attractive force between the molecules in the liquid. Such as the hydrostatic force on water. The orientation of the object then matters, it's how bugs and messiahs can walk on water. Once the orientation changes the object will sink. Are you suggesting that the orientation of your supposed "floating" rocks has never changed? Are you an earthquake denier?

I have experienced an earthquake. I even had a dream about one last night.
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Buddy, I've been an earthquake too, I believe in them an everything. Now, what I said about the Surface tension was only to make it clear that LBF's statement DID have a grain of truth backing it. When was the last time you saw a needle float on it's point? How about on it's side? So he did have a basis of fact. Rocks won't float like that however.

What do you have to say about the important part of my comment? You know, where the denser stuff sinks into the lighter/less dense stuff?
 
Zaffy said:
it's how messiahs can walk on water.
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do you speak of this truth through personal evidence, observation or plight of existence? i mean we are talking science, here so you're going to have to have something solid to back your claims. of course rocks are solid, but they're not known to take celestial forms. you'd need a bush for that...
 
Lab_Rat said:
Lava rocks float... :nilly: at least they do when you first put them in your tank.
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i was being serous on my post.... science was my best subject in school, i passed every class of science to know what i am talking about... a bigger object has more pressure to float then a smaller object, yes the continant (land) does float, notice how deep the continents go into the ground? first you have water going all around you, yes even in the land which is lithospheare ( spelling may be off ) which helps keep the land afloat, then oyu have the asthonpheare, ( before the crust ) which also helps with the land not sinking into the core, then you have the upper mantle ( soft lava before you hit the lower mantle which is more liquidified ). if the these never helped the land float, there wouldnt be any land... you may not agreee with me, heck you may laugh at me and make fun of my comment, i dont care, i will be sticking to what isaid...


Khemul said:
Steel armor is just silly. If they are using lasers then it'll just cut through the armor or even worse, melt it. For lasers you must strip completely naked (don't ask why!) and tape mirrors to yourself. Then you can reflect the lasers back at the bad-guys. And then you can stand there (alive) laughing while all the silly people in metal armor die horrible horrible deaths (well, maybe laughing wouldn't be very appropriate in a situation like that...). *Science*
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really? i stripe naked with mirrors attached to myself? dude i would destroy the aliens by then just LOOKING at me LMAO!
 
Fishfriend1 said:
Buddy, I've been an earthquake too, I believe in them an everything. Now, what I said about the Surface tension was only to make it clear that LBF's statement DID have a grain of truth backing it. When was the last time you saw a needle float on it's point? How about on it's side? So he did have a basis of fact. Rocks won't float like that however.

What do you have to say about the important part of my comment? You know, where the denser stuff sinks into the lighter/less dense stuff?
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eh, guess i can never be right... everyone will always try to prove me wrong... hmm
 
Naw, just trying to annoy Zaffy :D

Although I really doubt that the crust has giant bubbles in it....
 
well in a way it does, as the volcanos when erupted throws out lava, so in a way its kinda like our tanks when we have sand and the sand has air pockets that throw out bubbles once in a while. we cant get no air bubbles/pockets in our crust, noone knows what would happen if we did. may melt through and melt the grass and such or may not.. dont know on that one.. but yeah like i said, i am standing by what i said. agree with me or not is up to you.
 
livebearerfreak said:
eh, guess i can never be right... everyone will always try to prove me wrong... hmm
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He was saying you were kinda right, that's not proving you wrong.

I'm about to prove you wrong in a few mins. :)
 
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