Re: Steel containers and Mercury

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From: Mr Fixit
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 00:00

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In article <72953779wnr@paley.demon.co.uk>, Mike Paley
<mike@paley.demon.co.uk> writes
>In article: <E2074q.8w@ladle.demon.co.uk>  John Hartnup 
><slim@ladle.demon.co.uk> writes:
>:) : Suppose you have a container 5cm x 5cm x 5cm.
>:) : Inside the box is a steel block that is 25 cubic cm's.
>:) : Next to the box is a 2 litre bottle of Mercury.
>:) : How many cubic cm's of Mercury would need to be poured
>:) : into the container to completely submerge the block ?
>:) 
>
>John,
>
>Who said the container was made of steel ?
>
>And how big is the box ?
BORING!!!
-- 
M Wright

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From: Mr Fixit <martin@dellman.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Steel containers and Mercury
Date: 1996/12/09
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