Does Water Float?

That depends on what state the water is in and on what substance (including the state of that substance) the water is in/on/under/around/with and on the presence and magnitude of forces such as gravity.
 
nothing floats , everything sits on top of something denser then whats below it, all the way to the core. water will "float" on top of anything denser then it, so i guess you could say a single drop of water can float on a rock. so yes water floats but so does everything else
 
13112550:snowballsdeep said:
nothing floats , everything sits on top of something denser then whats below it, all the way to the core. water will "float" on top of anything denser then it, so i guess you could say a single drop of water can float on a rock. so yes water floats but so does everything else
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false.

ice is less dense than water but still floats
 
water floats

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13112557:PULL said:
false.

ice is less dense than water but still floats
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yes, Ice is less dense then water. This is the function of the structure of water molecules. Due to the bent structure of wather molecules as the temperature is reduced and water starts to crystalize, it does not pack very closely. Liquid water is more dense because the molecule are closer together. This is why ice floats. assuming OP's referring to water in it liquid form. but regardless I'm still right, or should i say physics is right. balls in your court.
 
13112550:snowballsdeep said:
nothing floats , everything sits on top of something denser then whats below it, all the way to the core. water will "float" on top of anything denser then it, so i guess you could say a single drop of water can float on a rock. so yes water floats but so does everything else
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does water float on sand?

ever hear of acoustic levitation?
 
It depends on the density of it and the othER substances. Do you not know what chemistry is? how is this a thread
 
13112783:Food_Stamps said:
does water float on sand?

ever hear of acoustic levitation?
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sand is pretty much very very tiny rocks. so if you go down to a extremely small scale and try to balance a water molecule on top of one grain of sand then yes it will float on it.

and no i didn't until now, shits so cool but that still relates back to physics were the air molecules are acting upon say water to push it into a sort of floating state. The process relies on of the properties of sound waves, especially intense sound waves traveling through a fluid usually a gas (air) to balance the force of gravity. so virtually it is floating as it would in space. Science bitch!
 
13112977:snowballsdeep said:
sand is pretty much very very tiny rocks. so if you go down to a extremely small scale and try to balance a water molecule on top of one grain of sand then yes it will float on it.

and no i didn't until now, shits so cool but that still relates back to physics were the air molecules are acting upon say water to push it into a sort of floating state. The process relies on of the properties of sound waves, especially intense sound waves traveling through a fluid usually a gas (air) to balance the force of gravity. so virtually it is floating as it would in space. Science bitch!
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are you sure it's floating though.....what about absorption? if you put water on your skin and your body begins absorbing it then was it floating?

yes, apparently those sound waves use the same frequency as tesla's tower did.(gaia)
 
13112977:snowballsdeep said:
sand is pretty much very very tiny rocks. so if you go down to a extremely small scale and try to balance a water molecule on top of one grain of sand then yes it will float on it
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No. Let's just end this now.

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Floating is the phenomenon that occurs when buoyancy and gravity forces balance each other. You can only float things in liquids, because "sand" or "glasses" have no buoyant force. If you put something on sand and it holds it (theoretically), it is the normal force that balances gravity.

To answer the question in the OP (and to reference a post above), water in the form of clouds does float IN AIR, another fluid. Water doesn't float on itself - it technically can't, because the buoyant force is created from differences in density (as previously mentioned), and therefore is not present in a system of only water.
 
13113376:blondie. said:
No. Let's just end this now.

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Floating is the phenomenon that occurs when buoyancy and gravity forces balance each other. You can only float things in liquids, because "sand" or "glasses" have no buoyant force. If you put something on sand and it holds it (theoretically), it is the normal force that balances gravity.

To answer the question in the OP (and to reference a post above), water in the form of clouds does float IN AIR, another fluid. Water doesn't float on itself - it technically can't, because the buoyant force is created from differences in density (as previously mentioned), and therefore is not present in a system of only water.
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Different temperatures of water have different densities. Warmer water near the surface of a lake is then floating on colder water near the bottom. Same substance, different density, water floats on water. You lose chemistry, back of the class
 
havent you see that underwater river (in mexico i think.. i forget)? if some water is denser than other water yeah the less dense water will float above it
 
13115489:El_Barto. said:
Different temperatures of water have different densities. Warmer water near the surface of a lake is then floating on colder water near the bottom. Same substance, different density, water floats on water. You lose chemistry, back of the class
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Stratification
 
13115489:El_Barto. said:
Different temperatures of water have different densities. Warmer water near the surface of a lake is then floating on colder water near the bottom. Same substance, different density, water floats on water. You lose chemistry, back of the class
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I was keeping it simple for lower level readership, although I didn't think of that. Besides, I sit in the back of the class anyway, so I can pass notes to your mom and then do her in the bathroom.
 
13116139:blondie. said:
I was keeping it simple for lower level readership, although I didn't think of that. Besides, I sit in the back of the class anyway, so I can pass notes to your mom and then do her in the bathroom.
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I know when ive been beaten. Carry on
 
this question is to broad to actually cover all the variables ... so fuck you op. i stand not wrong but not laying a large enough blanket to cover all the factors that come into play.
 
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