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Frogwatch wrote:

These articles are just starting points and not intended to be much
above the level of Sunday newpaper supplement stuff. Professionals
tend to see them for what they are and their limited value and net
posters as opportunities to show how smart they are. Happy to have
provided the opportunity.

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Roger:

Generally pretty good if you take out the part about requiring energy
to float. I'll re-read it sometime today.

Frogwatch (former college Physics teacher who has forgotten more'n he
ever learned)



Can we at least agree that the floating boat actually does raise the water level?
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Can we at least agree that the floating boat actually does raise the water
level?


Absolutely. To the same extent that lighting a match increases global
warming. ;-)
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KLC Lewis wrote:
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Can we at least agree that the floating boat actually does raise the water
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Absolutely. To the same extent that lighting a match increases global
warming. ;-)



Actually, KC, it took considerably more energy to MAKE that match
than it gives off.

Entropy is still increasing.
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