Submitted by wr0ttit t3_zrgmqk in askscience
Liveware_Failure t1_j15wowu wrote
Yes to both, but with current materials you'd struggle to get anything more than a tiny amount of bouyancy from the second example.
If you think about it this way, the mass of both objects remains the same, but their volume increases so the average density goes down.
Wrathchilde t1_j16qem6 wrote
>but with current materials you'd struggle to get anything more than a tiny amount of bouyancy from the second example
This is the principle used to propel Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (gliders)
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