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Could be a bit of a barrier to progress
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Bagpuss,
Sat 19 Jun 2004, 23:29,
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Archimedeswas thin and thus displaced no water, i see
/edit: just found this:
"and the answer instantly hit him. He realized that a crown made of pure gold would displace more water than would one made of an alloy. He ran out stark-naked into the street, shouting "Eureka! I have found it!" (perfect tense of the Greek word heuriskein, to find)." ok sure
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Sat 19 Jun 2004, 23:33,
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/edit: just found this:
"and the answer instantly hit him. He realized that a crown made of pure gold would displace more water than would one made of an alloy. He ran out stark-naked into the street, shouting "Eureka! I have found it!" (perfect tense of the Greek word heuriskein, to find)." ok sure
