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To be fair, one could describe the duck as being made of air and vinyl polymer, which in combination are less dense than water. That's not how humans would norm
by eurleif 3y ago
To be fair, one could describe the duck as being made of air and vinyl polymer, which in combination are less dense than water. That's not how humans would normally describe it, but that's kind of arbitrary; consider how aerogel is often described as being mostly made of air.
- colonwqbang 3y agoIs an aircraft carrier made of a material that is less dense than water?
- leeoniya 3y agoonly if you average it out over volume :P
- andrewmutz 3y agoIs an aircraft carrier made of metal and air? Or just metal?
- bee_rider 3y agoWhere’s the distinction between the air that is part of the boat, and the air that is not? If the air is included in the boat, should we all be wearing life vests?
- skeaker 3y agoI think you can safely say that air is a critical component of an aircraft carrier. I suppose the frame of it is not made of air, but the ballasts are designed with air in mind and are certainly made to utilize air. The whole system fails without air, meaning that it requires air to function. It comes down to a definitional argument of the word "made" which is pointless.
- colonwqbang 3y agoI guess it's a purely philosophical question. But no normal person would say "my house is made of air" or "atoms are made of vacuum".
- oh_sigh 3y agoIf I take all of the air out of a toy duck, it is still a toy duck. If I take all of the vinyl/rubber out of a toy duck, it is just the atmosphere remaining
- modeless 3y agoThe material of the duck is not air. It's not sealed. It would still be a duck in a vacuum and it would still float on a liquid the density of water too.