Cartesian Diver

Two liter bottle
PIRA: 
2B40.30
Area: 
2 Fluid Mechanics
Topic: 
2B Statics of Fluids
Concept: 
Density and Buoyancy

 

Squeeze a two-liter bottle to make the diver sink. The air inside the diver is compressed, making the diver more dense than the water in the bottle.

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Scott Thomas
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