Floating Bowling Balls – Cool Science Experiment
Everyone knows that heavy objects sink, right? But what about an aircraft, how can that float while a penny sinks? To discover the answers to those questions, Steve brought some bowling balls to the 9News studio.
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He chuckled when he said balls..
In retrospect, it makes sense when you think about it this way:
Imagine you had a bag of water as big as a bowling ball.? It'd be pretty heavy – about 12 lbs.? So if something that big weighs less than that, it's less dense and will float.
He said "Doy"…lol
Mom what is bathtime toy?
a bowling ball