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But water density increases with depth, and thus apparent buoyancy  
increases as the water gets deeper.

Jim Wagner
Oregon Research Electronics

On May 14, 2009, at 5:28 PM, Graham Davies wrote:

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>
> --- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Brian" <blue_eagle74@...> wrote:
> >
> > ... a pressure sensor at the top
> > of the tank and a rod extending
> > down into the tank with a plastic
> > ball fixed at the end. the higher
> > the water level the more force on
> > the sensor.
>
> Are you suggesting that the force of buoyancy on the plastic ball  
> will increase as the water level increases? You might want to have a  
> word with Archimedes about that.
>
> Graham.
>
>
> 



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